On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:37:35 -0600, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How far north you are makes for a great pissing contest, but the
> reality is, when the arctic air mass moves south for the winter, if
> it hits you, you get cold.
> I live about 160km north of the 49th parallel, and have seen
> temperatures in the range of -50�C, and temps around -30� for weeks
> on end.
WARNING: Pissing contests when it's as cold as it's been in
Saskatchewan this winter can be hazardous to your health. Prolongued
exposure of bare skin to such frigid temperatures can cause the
exposed area to literally shrivel up and fall off your body.
cheers,
frank ("Stumpy") theriault
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"Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
