ENTS -- Confirmation of the below, just check out the NY Times: http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/01/16/travel/escapes/16superior.html
Apparently, there is an active winter surf scene on Lake Superior. The waves aren't reliable enough in the summer. John Eichholz [email protected] wrote: > ENTS-- > > 48 below--that's nothing!! The weatherman on the CBS-affiliate out of > Little Rock, Arkansas, repeatedly pointed out that the metro area may > experience up to 60 consecutive hours of sub-freezing weather this > week--yes, folks, that's right--we do occasionally freeze here in the > banana belt! > > Having grown up in northern Wisconsin, we got pretty accustomed to > truly cold winters. It has been amusing to watch Arkansans scurry for > their winter gear when the temperatures even threaten to fall to 50 > degrees...But, as this list my wife's grandmother just sent me, cold > is relative (at least in the eyes of Michiganders)... > > > > COLD IS A RELATIVE THING > > > > > > 65 above zero: > > > Floridians turn on the heat. > > > People in Michigan plant gardens. > > > > > > 60 above zero: > > > Californians shiver uncontrollably. > > > People in Michigan sunbathe. > > > > > > 50 above zero: > > > Italian & English cars won't start. > > > People in Michigan drive with the windows down. > > > > > > 40 above zero: > > > Georgians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, wool hats. > > > People in Michigan throw on a flannel shirt. > > > > > > 35 above zero: > > > New York landlords finally turn up the heat. > > > People in Michigan have the last cookout before it gets cold. > > > > > > 20 above Zero > > > People in Miami all die. > > > Michiganders close the windows. > > > > > > Zero: > > > Californians fly away to Mexico . > > > People in Michigan get out their winter coats. > > > > > > 10 below zero: > > > Hollywood disintegrates. > > > The Girl Scouts in Michigan are selling cookies door to door. > > > > > > 20 below zero: > > > Washington DC runs out of hot air. > > > People in Michigan let the dogs sleep indoors. > > > > > > 30 below zero: > > > Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. > > > Michiganders get upset because they can't start their snowmobile. > > > > > > 40 below zero: > > > ALL atomic motion stops . > > > People in Michigan start saying...'Cold enough fer ya?' > > > > > > 50 below zero: > > > Hell freezes over. > > > Michigan public schools will open 2 hours late > > Not exactly scientific, but not far from the truth, for at least some > of these points. I do think the last point of public schools opening > late in 50 below is at least no longer true--bitter cold is now an > acceptable excuse to close schools. As a child growing up, I never > remembered school closing for the cold--snow, yes, but not cold. In > my 6 years at Michigan Tech, we never had classes cancelled due to > snow--they were just too danged good at removing it--but we did have > the university close on parts of two consecutive days when heavy lake > effect snows (about 3 feet in 2 days) coupled with -30 or colder > temperatures made university officials halt classes lest some student > get stuck off one of the remote side roads and freeze to death before > help could arrive... > > Don > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Don C. Bragg, Ph.D. > Research Forester > USDA Forest Service > Southern Research Station > [email protected] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > The opinions expressed in this message are my own, and not necessarily > those of the Southern Research Station, the Forest Service, or the USDA. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lee Frelich <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:52 am > Subject: [ENTS] Arctic blast and insect pests > > > Bob: > > An arctic air mass has enveloped Minnesota for the last three days and > is on its way out east today. I checked the forecast for NorthHampton > and Williamstown, and unfortunately the arctic temperature are expected > to lose much of their impact by the time they get that far east--a > relatively mild 5 to 10 below zero in your area, which may not be cold > enough to kill hemlock wooly adelgid. > > Our high temperatures have been well below zero for the last three days > and will be today as well. The coldest overnight temperature report I > have found in MN so far is 48 below zero in Babbitt, but I have not seen > the reports yet for Tower and Embarrass, which usually have the coldest > temperatures. I'll bet they made 50 below last night or might tonight. > > I was on public radio this morning talking about how this prolonged > fairly deep cold spell, although not quite the magnitude of historic > cold waves in Minnesota, will nevertheless be a blow to populations of > insect pests in Minnesota > > Lee > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. 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