I just saw the statewide weather forecast, and they're predicting -70F in Tok tonight.
Yep. Cold.
Years ago I read about vehicles in AK. At temperatures of -40F (or thereabouts, IIRC) the flat part of car and truck tires (i.e. the part deformed by its contact with the ground) gets frozen in place, so when you drive a car you have to go about 5 mph until the friction of driving heats up the tires enough so the flat part is no longer frozen in place (and banging as it goes around) but instead stays in contact with the ground.
That made me really want to live in AK....
I looked through the family albums this holiday. I just don't recall baby me pix. The time the tent collapsed, sure. Baby, no.
What a great picture, msbelle!
That made me really want to live in AK....
That's the adventure! Actually, this isn't usually that bad with modern tires. I had family in the interior in the 40s and 50s, though, and they could tell some pretty amazing stories. I was there in the 80s, and despite being there for the coldest month on record, we had it easy.
I was reading Word Freak (Jesse and ita, if you haven't read it, you must. It's written by Stefan Fastis about competitive scrabble). He mentions that in Hebrew the word grace is an anagram of Noah. Life is weird.
Blog entry? meh? maybe.
I'm not there. When I was in weather that cold, yeah, it kind of did. You needed to breath slowly, shallowly, through a couple of scarves.
I don't think I could survive that kind of cold. I love the idea of Alaska. I just think the reality of living there is unfathomable (whether its wicked bitter cold, unbearable mosquitoes or extreme Fairbanks heat).
He mentions that in Hebrew the word grace is an anagram of Noah. Life is weird.
Blog entry? meh? maybe.
maybe it's just the good food and great conversations doing something to my brain, but I read this and thought - wow, I'd like to see that blog entry, or whatever it becomes.
