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News at 10.
Today on NPR, a scientist working in Antarctica shared with us that it's warmer in Antarctica than it is in Kansas today. Seriously. The ANTARCTIC is warmer than the middle of the US. And not just by a little amount: On the Fahrenheit scale, Antarctica was 30 degrees warmer than Kansas this afternoon. Ant-freakin'-arctica.
Not surprisingly, today I had to help a friend with her disabled car. Apparently, −270°C (-455°F) interferes with an automobile battery's ability to hold a charge. Helped another friend replace a headlight. And the Saab - a car designed and built in the icy northern wastes, no less! - barely started. Needless to say, after performing said errands, I picked up more weather-proofing and insulating goodness from Ace Hardware. Despite new garage-door insulation, guess who feels no strong desire to work in the garage this evening? Or to pull out the telescope and try to catch some Mars action?
Oh, and I also picked up some new fire-and-CO detectors to replace the useless devices that came with the house. Just in case the furnace burns out from running all the time.
Keep warm out there!
Chris
Today on NPR, a scientist working in Antarctica shared with us that it's warmer in Antarctica than it is in Kansas today. Seriously. The ANTARCTIC is warmer than the middle of the US. And not just by a little amount: On the Fahrenheit scale, Antarctica was 30 degrees warmer than Kansas this afternoon. Ant-freakin'-arctica.
Not surprisingly, today I had to help a friend with her disabled car. Apparently, −270°C (-455°F) interferes with an automobile battery's ability to hold a charge. Helped another friend replace a headlight. And the Saab - a car designed and built in the icy northern wastes, no less! - barely started. Needless to say, after performing said errands, I picked up more weather-proofing and insulating goodness from Ace Hardware. Despite new garage-door insulation, guess who feels no strong desire to work in the garage this evening? Or to pull out the telescope and try to catch some Mars action?
Oh, and I also picked up some new fire-and-CO detectors to replace the useless devices that came with the house. Just in case the furnace burns out from running all the time.
Keep warm out there!
Chris
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(And, yeah, no matter how cold it gets here, at least the average is over 0°F, and we get sunshine in the winter.)
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Here is winter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz2SeEzxMuE
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That fella on NPR yesterday also mentioned how people get an incorrect impression of Antarctica because all the photos are taken in the summer. In the winter, it's dark and cloudy 90% of the time, and of course deathly cold.
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Actually, I'll take Irish Whisky (Bushmill's 10, please).
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Click the image to see the story.
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Two cases were discovered in the 80s, and they are drilling down to hopefully retrieve a bottle or two, to see if it's still drinkable!
As for this snowy, icy ish..
*This* is why I moved away from Kansas in the 80s. If we're going to see a ten year cycle of weather like we had back then, I'm so outa here.
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It's a sunny 70 here today. Quite nice, actually.
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I dealt with nasty Kansas winters for too many years. I rather enjoy my home in the Sonoran now.
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If the furnace burns out, having fire and carbon dioxide protectors is going to be the least of our worries.
I love your new page design! I haven't had a chance to see it yet. So charming!
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I've turned down the house thermostat to 58°F today so as to not go broke from the gas bill. Long johns are one's friend!
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Woo! Heat Wave!
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