tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2115626596660912490..comments2024-03-28T12:06:11.185-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: WeatherOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-20003098601445508072016-02-13T11:17:52.006-08:002016-02-13T11:17:52.006-08:00Sometimes the jet stream is your friend, sometimes...Sometimes the jet stream is your friend, sometimes it's not.<br /><br />Too true, that warm, moist air from the Gulf can definitely bite you!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87498859695623941472016-02-13T11:16:31.861-08:002016-02-13T11:16:31.861-08:00I remember the cold at wee Kunsan by the sea very ...I remember the cold at wee Kunsan by the sea very well.<br /><br />There are days I can still feel it, deep in my bones.<br /><br />It's that wind coming off the Yellow Sea.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-49868346520741329852016-02-13T09:56:38.008-08:002016-02-13T09:56:38.008-08:00I remember coming down from a nite sortie during t...I remember coming down from a nite sortie during the ORI at Kunsan. About 3AM. Shut the jet down in the quick turn revetments by the runway, so maybe 500 yards off the Yellow Sea. Fairly sweaty from the double turn. Walked the short distance to the maintenance shack to debrief the jet. Sweat froze. Swore I'd never live somewhere that cold again.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-7440800056149746032016-02-13T09:23:46.415-08:002016-02-13T09:23:46.415-08:00The high pressure ridge that's allowing the fr...The high pressure ridge that's allowing the frosty Canadian to wash over you easterner folks is presently located so as to allow warm Gulf air to wash over we (us?) westerners. Heading for 55 today despite an overnite freezing fog. Gulf air is a two-edged sword. PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-4931176648125112252016-02-13T09:09:06.669-08:002016-02-13T09:09:06.669-08:00I like your use of parentheses.
(With a 5 mph win...I like your use of parentheses.<br /><br />(With a 5 mph wind those parentheses would be doubled.) ((No, really.))OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83094214318171599332016-02-13T09:07:53.868-08:002016-02-13T09:07:53.868-08:00Hahaha!
I love it when a plan comes together!Hahaha!<br /><br />I love it when a plan comes together!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16029990228109208662016-02-13T09:06:25.442-08:002016-02-13T09:06:25.442-08:00Sarge, I rummaged a little and I do have some brig...Sarge, I rummaged a little and I do have some bright red vinyl rated for outdoor use. When you are ready I will cut the label and donate it in the name of helping the Air Force. Or, a plastic Harbor Freight toolbox and a white waterproof ripstop nylon elasticized storm cover for the box would be way over the top and look awesome. (and yep, I have some red heat transfer vinyl as well, or red ripstop with white signage, the mind boggles!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83786336391265151152016-02-13T08:44:51.820-08:002016-02-13T08:44:51.820-08:00And those (-) degrees don't include the (wind ...And those (-) degrees don't include the (wind chill factor) an invention of weatherman originally devised to warn skiers of the danger of frostbite as they fly down the hill but they soon found it scared the crap out of everyone and now they tack it on even with a slight breeze.<br />"Its 17 degrees, but with the 3 mile an hour gusts the wind chill factor it feels like 15 degrees.<br /><br />I think you were lucky to live through that paper route in those temps, half your deliveries probably stayed outside, too cold to retrieve the paper. (OH) (Nice post) (.)joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37532195946747857722016-02-13T08:20:28.940-08:002016-02-13T08:20:28.940-08:00Wind chill. We hates it. Don't we, precioussss...Wind chill. We hates it. Don't we, precioussssss?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40091633123172172042016-02-13T08:19:36.118-08:002016-02-13T08:19:36.118-08:00@John (again) - I think Texas citizenship does wor...@John (again) - I think Texas citizenship does work that way. I've heard that if you show up at the northern border of Texas toting a Bible and a rifle, they'll let you in. Provided you know how to use both.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79860050567779567762016-02-13T08:17:57.993-08:002016-02-13T08:17:57.993-08:00@Juvat - 82? A bit warm for my tastes but I'll...@Juvat - 82? A bit warm for my tastes but I'll take it today. <em>The WSO</em>, born in Cheyenne, grew up in Colorado, Nebraska and Germany, high school in Little Rhody is a true Northern girl. She called from California yesterday complaining that it "was just too damn hot." Temperature was 75.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66714211666688185102016-02-13T08:15:54.483-08:002016-02-13T08:15:54.483-08:00@John - I like the idea of the "Piscine Respi...@John - I like the idea of the "Piscine Respiration Tool." A lot.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89739448651119751382016-02-13T08:14:33.019-08:002016-02-13T08:14:33.019-08:00That's a might chilly. It's why I moved &q...That's a might chilly. It's why I moved "south" when I retired. Wasn't going to leave New England and Rhode Island is about as far south as I cared to go.<br /><br />Though I hear Florida's nice this time of year. (Throws another log on the fire...)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-9603479208981611652016-02-13T08:12:04.542-08:002016-02-13T08:12:04.542-08:00Yup, that's cold. Damn cold.Yup, that's cold. Damn cold.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46688175020417828682016-02-13T08:11:22.322-08:002016-02-13T08:11:22.322-08:00The electronic thermometer outside my burrow says ...The electronic thermometer outside my burrow says it is 4 outside now, it was -6 earlier, with -25 wind chills. It's the wind that makes the difference, of course. Wind chill warnings are out. I don't have to be back to work until 2300, so, even though Badgers don't hibernate, this one is gonna crawl under the electric blanket, and give it a good shot.<br /><br />- 4 on Friday the 12th, and the National Weather Service says highs in the 40's by Wednesday. SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-36209218937605304262016-02-13T08:11:01.701-08:002016-02-13T08:11:01.701-08:00Not for the faint of heart, that's for sure.Not for the faint of heart, that's for sure.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-67694901066078320262016-02-13T07:41:43.869-08:002016-02-13T07:41:43.869-08:00My Father was born and raised in El Paso, he ended...My Father was born and raised in El Paso, he ended up near Philly during the War and met this Philly chick. He stayed here after the War. I had joined the Navy to get away from Philly, and while home on liberty I met this Philly chick and left active duty at the end of my second hitch. Thirty six years later I am still in Philly and still married to the Philly chick. But if Texas citizenship works kind of like US citizenship, then I could technically claim Texan citizenship through my Father and return to Texas instead of immigrating. And yep, I have thought about it.John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-64990402616583919792016-02-13T07:32:24.296-08:002016-02-13T07:32:24.296-08:00PHG informs me that she is enjoying [sic] single d...PHG informs me that she is enjoying [sic] single digits at the moment.<br />I will settle for the 39 the thermometer shows now.<br /><br />I can attest that thawing hurts... just bringing the extremities (read fingers) back to room temp hurts.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69996820426000114122016-02-13T06:50:55.314-08:002016-02-13T06:50:55.314-08:00Yampa Valley CO. My father had a recording thermom...Yampa Valley CO. My father had a recording thermometer that went to -50. More than once it was pegged. Cows still need to be milked and fed. Down the river at Maybell, CO was the coldest temperature recorded in CO -62. It wasn't just a one day event.<br /><br />We used headbolt heaters so the vehicles had no problem starting. You did need to go slow for a few miles to warm the tires until the flat spots from sitting overnight eased.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65314061514522872942016-02-13T06:25:50.807-08:002016-02-13T06:25:50.807-08:00Well, along the lines of everything's bigger i...Well, along the lines of everything's bigger in Texas. Yesterday the temp on my highly accurate truck thermometer was 82. We are still taking immigrants (both legal and...). Just sayin'juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-19279517773057696612016-02-13T05:34:26.870-08:002016-02-13T05:34:26.870-08:00My trip to FLETC in Georgia for INS included the s...My trip to FLETC in Georgia for INS included the summer, add giant bugs to the unrelenting heat and humidity.<br /><br />I don't remember exactly how cold it was, but the Willy R broke ice when we left the pier at Fort Schuyler, New York, and in the forward engineroom the inlet to the main condenser and the inlet to the fire pump were both heavily sheathed with ice. I never saw that before or since. <br /><br />As for the fish pond, I picture a large spade bit held in an old fashioned brace and bit. The entire tool painted bright red and housed in a box near the pond, said box also painted red. The box label would state in an appropriate MILSPEC style, "Piscine Respiration Tool, FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY." (and of course the usual verbiage about trained operators only) <br /><br />John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8416075325565071952016-02-13T04:11:20.843-08:002016-02-13T04:11:20.843-08:00Good morning from halfway up the Granite State, wh...Good morning from halfway up the Granite State, where currently we owe 2 degrees. It can be May any time now, I won't complain.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12033897909182292097noreply@blogger.com