Comments on: Progress http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2008/02/11/progress/ (bôr'dər-lănd') n. Located on or near a frontier. An indeterminate area or condition. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:24:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Brian Crosby http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2008/02/11/progress/comment-page-1/#comment-75262 Brian Crosby Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:26:50 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2008/02/11/progress/#comment-75262 I was walking to school in -25 degree weather outside Detroit when I was in 8th grade. Had my bare hands in my coat pockets when I slipped a bit and grabbed a metal sign post with my relatively warm hand. You know what happened ... hand stuck to post. Fortunately friends helped breathe on my hand and I got it off with only a minor burn on my palm. I've seen moose, but only in summer. My daughter's school here in Reno would occasionally start recess late because they were out shooing the wild horses of the field before the kids came out. Wild horses are not always real amenable to being herded off green grass ... they're funny that way. Brian I was walking to school in -25 degree weather outside Detroit when I was in 8th grade. Had my bare hands in my coat pockets when I slipped a bit and grabbed a metal sign post with my relatively warm hand. You know what happened … hand stuck to post. Fortunately friends helped breathe on my hand and I got it off with only a minor burn on my palm.
I’ve seen moose, but only in summer. My daughter’s school here in Reno would occasionally start recess late because they were out shooing the wild horses of the field before the kids came out. Wild horses are not always real amenable to being herded off green grass … they’re funny that way.
Brian

]]> By: Doug Noon http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2008/02/11/progress/comment-page-1/#comment-74921 Doug Noon Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:29:21 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2008/02/11/progress/#comment-74921 "Pretty bad- after about -45." That's funny, but I know what you mean. Stuff goes wrong in a hurry then. And the biking all winter....Man, that is serious. “Pretty bad- after about -45.”

That’s funny, but I know what you mean. Stuff goes wrong in a hurry then.

And the biking all winter….Man, that is serious.

]]> By: Chris L http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2008/02/11/progress/comment-page-1/#comment-74914 Chris L Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:08:56 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2008/02/11/progress/#comment-74914 I remember being in Tok when it got to -66 during the cold snap of 1987 I think? It's all the same-- pretty bad-- after about -45 And the moose thing-- I've had them trap me by refusing to get out from in front of my door, interrupt soccer games by running onto the field, and generally lumber around the yard eating the old halloween pumpkins and what's left of the nearby gardens... But I did my time in a little water-free cabin, biking all winter. I miss some things about it, but not too many! I remember being in Tok when it got to -66 during the cold snap of 1987 I think? It’s all the same– pretty bad– after about -45

And the moose thing– I’ve had them trap me by refusing to get out from in front of my door, interrupt soccer games by running onto the field, and generally lumber around the yard eating the old halloween pumpkins and what’s left of the nearby gardens…

But I did my time in a little water-free cabin, biking all winter. I miss some things about it, but not too many!

]]> By: Doug Noon http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2008/02/11/progress/comment-page-1/#comment-74109 Doug Noon Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:35:13 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2008/02/11/progress/#comment-74109 Most days on our way to town in the morning, we pass someone riding a bicycle. I think it may be a woman because the rider is not very big, but it's hard to tell with all the warm gear she wears. It's dark, too, and she has reflectors and blinky lights all over the back of her clothes and bike. I was amazed to see her out there the other morning at -40, and still a couple of miles from town. Some of us do outside things in the cold weather, but we dress for it. Even still, this was remarkable to me. Good to hear from you all. And it's even warmed up a bit! Most days on our way to town in the morning, we pass someone riding a bicycle. I think it may be a woman because the rider is not very big, but it’s hard to tell with all the warm gear she wears. It’s dark, too, and she has reflectors and blinky lights all over the back of her clothes and bike. I was amazed to see her out there the other morning at -40, and still a couple of miles from town. Some of us do outside things in the cold weather, but we dress for it. Even still, this was remarkable to me.

Good to hear from you all. And it’s even warmed up a bit!

]]> By: OllieBray http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2008/02/11/progress/comment-page-1/#comment-74064 OllieBray Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:23:44 +0000 http://borderland.northernattitude.org/2008/02/11/progress/#comment-74064 I love this post Doug – I’m actually going to share it with my class of 14 year olds next week as we are studying the Tundra and Permafrost at the moment. Ironically yesterday I was mountain biking in the Ben Nevis Range in Scotland in just a t-shirt! Its been a warm could of days on this side of the Atlantic! Keep smiling. Ollie I love this post Doug – I’m actually going to share it with my class of 14 year olds next week as we are studying the Tundra and Permafrost at the moment.

Ironically yesterday I was mountain biking in the Ben Nevis Range in Scotland in just a t-shirt! Its been a warm could of days on this side of the Atlantic!

Keep smiling.

Ollie

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