[TowerTalk] OH8X 80-160 monster tower collapses

[Roger D Johnson]

My wife is from Miami and she thinks a blizzard is two snowflakes in the air 
simultaneously!

73, Roger (an old Cold Warrior)

On 12/11/2013 9:20 AM, Patrick Greenlee wrote:
> Duty at Minot, Loring, Thule, etc. gave a whole new meaning to "Cold Warrior!"
>
> At Minot AFB the lowest temp I was out in was -47F, not wind chill, straight 
> thermometer. Minus 40 was routine.  Wind chill was reported on the base's dial 
> up weather report as the time on average it took for exposed flesh to freeze.  
> They reported this down to 10 seconds and then just reported it as less than 
> 10 seconds.  One of our hi-pri considerations was NOT exposing flesh.
>
> After leaving the USAF and heading south as far as I could go and not leave 
> the country I went to San Diego State University and during a real cold snap 
> there was a very light snow, just a few small flakes.  Everyone in my calculus 
> class including the instructor, EXCEPT ME ran to the window in awe to see 
> show.  Having just left a 3 winter tour in Minot I was not impressed.
>
> Patrick NJ5G
>
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