Who goes to school in that kind of weather? Damn..
On Jan 6, 2017 10:32 AM, "Bill Prince" <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Our science teacher in Minnesota (high school) had some pot metal balls
> about the size of a hard ball. They came in two halves that were threaded.
> He would fill them with water while still inside, then when it was about
> -30 or so outside, we would take one up to the football field and set one
> of the balls on a table in the middle of the field. We would all then
> retreat to the sidelines.
>
> Took about 15 minutes or so before the balls would explode like little
> hand grenades.
>
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
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> On 1/6/2017 9:25 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
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> It was a bit warmer when I did it in Illinois.� Perhaps �20 and the
> droplets did make a shattering sound when they hit the ground.�
> �
> *From:* Bill Prince
> *Sent:* Friday, January 6, 2017 10:22 AM
> *To:* af@afmug.com
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] i am vetting windstream....
> �
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> Colder.
>
> At about -45 to -50 It will freeze before it hits the ground
>
> At about -70 to -75 it will freeze shortly after hitting the air,
> sometimes explode in the air.
>
> I tried this when I experienced -55 when I lived in Minnesota. You could
> spit, and the spittle would make a tinkling sound as the frozen bits hit
> the ground.
>
> �
>
> bp
> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>
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> On 1/6/2017 8:38 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
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> My wife was asking if it was cold enough to throw a pan of hot water in
> the air and have it freeze before hitting the ground.� We have an
> employee from Texas that has never seen this.� I told her I thought it
> needed to be �15 or colder for that to happen.� It has been a long time
> since I have done it.�
> �
> *From:* Travis Johnson
> *Sent:* Friday, January 6, 2017 9:32 AM
> *To:* af@afmug.com
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] i am vetting windstream....
> �
> -12F at my house this morning. School has been canceled here the last two
> days.
>
> Travis
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> On 1/6/2017 9:22 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
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> -7 at my house this morning.� Snappy!
> �
> *From:* CBB - Jay Fuller
> *Sent:* Friday, January 6, 2017 9:16 AM
> *To:* af@afmug.com ; memb...@wispa.org
> *Subject:* [AFMUG] i am vetting windstream....
> �
> �
> Good morning everyone.
> �
> I'm looking at upstream providers as the contract with my current (not so
> happy) provider is nearly up.� I got an unsolicited quote from windstream
> this morning that looked pretty good for 10 gig wave.� As as we
> considering fiber to the home in the near future I thought I'd give this a
> second look.� Glancing through list archives and the web, I've seen
> windstream has had problems delivering committed bandwidth in the past.�
> I've also read they did a lot of buying and may not have integrated very
> well.�
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> Recently I saw a post from Chuck Hogg explaining several WISPA folks had
> gotten together with windstream folks and got a list of tower lit locations
> which I think is pretty good.� We are also looking at several options -
> I'm just looking at price + value + our future needs - knowing all of this
> changes dramatically every time we look at it.
> �
> Finally I know windstream recently purchased earthlink which a few years
> ago purchased ITC Deltacom which had a pretty extensive network in
> Alabama.� We may also need connectivity in centurylink areas - so this
> may be a better option for us than trying to do some kind of ATT ASE
> circuit - i just don't know yet.
> �
> So - please - let me know your thoughts on windstream.� Is anyone using
> them now and unhappy?� If so, why?
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> I'm also headed out for a few hours so i won't get a chance to reply to
> your comments until later this afternoon when Alabama's semiannual
> snowmagedden event begins - so we'll all be trapped in our homes for 24-48
> hours starting about 3 pm.... :)
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> Happy Friday!
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