At least Fairbanks hits 80 in the Summer. Homer is so mild in comparison. Like a colder Seattle with less rain.
On Jan 6, 2017 9:44 PM, "D. Ryan Spott" <[email protected]> wrote: > We used to do this at school in Fairbanks, AK. That and blow soap bubbles > so they could freeze and shatter like glass. > > It was 90 here today, had to go to a movie to get out of the heat! > > ryan > > -- > D. Ryan Spott | NGC457, llc > broadband | telco | colo | communities > PO Box 1734 Sultan, WA 98294 > 425-939-0047 <(425)%20939-0047> > > On Jan 6, 2017, at 10:25, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] i am vetting windstream.... > > > 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> > > > On 1/6/2017 8:38 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > 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:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] i am vetting windstream.... > � > -12F at my house this morning. School has been canceled here the last two > days. > > Travis > > > On 1/6/2017 9:22 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > -7 at my house this morning.� Snappy! > � > *From:* CBB - Jay Fuller > *Sent:* Friday, January 6, 2017 9:16 AM > *To:* [email protected] ; [email protected] > *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.� > � > 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? > � > 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.... :) > � > Happy Friday! > � > � > > > >
