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Swordman53
11th March 2009, 07:58 AM
Since I just posted a link in another forum sent by my Alaskan-side of the family, I thought I would pass on their perception of climate temperatures. They sent me this a few weeks ago.

Alaska Temps

60 above zero:
Floridians turn on the heat.
People in Alaska plant gardens.

50 above zero:
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Barrow sunbathe.

40 above zero:
Italian & English cars won't start.
People in Alaska drive with the windows down.

32 above zero:
Distilled water freezes.
The water in Nome gets thicker.

20 above zero:
Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, wool hats.
People in Alaska throw on a flannel shirt.

15 above zero:
New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in Alaska have the last cookout before it gets cold.

Zero:
People in Miami all die.
Alaskans close the windows.

10 below zero:
Californians fly away to Mexico .
People in Alaska get out their winter coats.

25 below zero:
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Alaska are selling cookies door-to-door.

40 below zero:
Washington DC runs out of hot air.
People in Alaska let the dogs sleep indoors.

100 below zero:
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Alaskans get upset because they can't start the Mini-Van.

460 below zero:
ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero on the Kelvin scale.)
People in Alaska start saying..."Cold 'nuff fer ya?"

500 below zero:
Hell freezes over.
Anchorage public schools will open 2 hours late.

Tallen
11th March 2009, 08:24 AM
:biglol: Funny.

I have family in Alaska as well. One of my grand-nieces drives a truck up there. Discovery channel or one of those networks are filming her for an upcoming show on truckers in Alaska. We think it will be something like Ice Road Truckers, but are not sure about all of that. She regularly drives winter roads up to Barrow and Northern Alaska. The truck she drives has double trailers. It will be interesting to see if anything comes from this and if it makes it to the TV.

Swordman53
11th March 2009, 12:34 PM
:biglol: Funny.

I have family in Alaska as well. One of my grand-nieces drives a truck up there. Discovery channel or one of those networks are filming her for an upcoming show on truckers in Alaska. We think it will be something like Ice Road Truckers, but are not sure about all of that. She regularly drives winter roads up to Barrow and Northern Alaska. The truck she drives has double trailers. It will be interesting to see if anything comes from this and if it makes it to the TV.
Should be an interesting viewing.

I get these messages on notes my sister sends to the whole family. One note mentioned that the temperatures had reached 25 degrees below zero, so they could go outside.

I think it is a different world there.

Tallen
11th March 2009, 02:01 PM
Yeah, my nephew sent out some photo's of moose laying up aginst his house when it was fifty below. They were trying to push their bodies onto the warmer sides of his house to get warm. They were also window peeking and watching them inside. :biglol:

He also has an active volcano that he looks at out of his living-room window. It is about sixty miles away and on clear days he can see it.