Lee Valley praises

[Jerry Maple]

DC wrote in news: [e-mail]:

That's why my drink of choice usually involves Tequila.

[Jerry Maple]

Doug Winterburn wrote in news: [e-mail]:

Is that anywhere close to Nothing, AZ (pop. 3)? Which is basically a gas station in the middle of nowhere on the road between Wickenburg and Wickieup. Got a big yellow sign next to the road that says "Hey! Nothing."

[mttt]

Oh sure - start throwing in the qualifiers now! "We really wanted a two-story house." "Nice, but we need a bigger back yard!" "Too far from the grocery store." "Too close to the Maximum Security Prison."

Drove your realtor nuts, didn't ya? :)

'Sides - think of Texas as one giant Kiln Dryer. Be real good for your rough cut wood.

[Silvan]

It was 16 when I left here last night. That's pretty cold by my standards.

That's why we have the good sense to live in Virginia instead of Canukistan.

(Or even Pennsylvania for that matter. Too cold up there too. )

[Silvan]

No neener. You live way too close to California for comfort. :)

[Silvan]

Mine too. Can't wait to take the next train to Margaritaville... :)

[Silvan]

Kansas is cold though, I think. You want something further south or closer to water. Florida is spendy. Why not try Savannah, Georgia? It gets colder than 40 there sometimes, and I think they even see snow once every ten years or so, but usually people are coming in to work in coats and scarves and wool hats on days when I'm taking my light jacket off because it's too hot.

[Robin Lee]

Silvan -

Today, windchill is -47.2F in Ottawa.... :) Ambient temp is -27C. (Time to put on gloves....)

Just got back from the receiving department...Kelton rep is here helping with a shipment inspection, and the stock's so cold it's frosting up as soon as it's exposed to the air.... Have to heat up the skids before proceeding!

Cheers -

Rob (PS - like your garden photography!)

[Doug Winterburn]

No, Why is south of Aho on Highway 85.

-Doug

[Luigi Zanasi]

On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 11:36:30 -0500, "Robin Lee" scribbled:

It's only -15C in Whitehorse (-27C with the windchill) - much balmier. A couple of years ago, I was in Ottawa walking along Sparks Street and it only about 20 below, plus whatever windchill. I don't remember ever being that cold in the Yukon, and I was wearing my parka, tuque, sweater, Sorels, etc.

You wouldn't have this problem here - the humidity is so low that no frost would form. One more reason to open a store in Whitehorse. :-) Luigi Replace "no" with "yk" for real email address

[Charlie Self]

Sparks, if it's the one I recall, was pretty chilly back the end of May, so cold would be expected in winter, I'd guess. That's the outdoor mall sort of deal, with no traffic, except at cross streets, etc., IIRC. Great place, with much more real character than actual malls ever have.

Charlie Self If God had wanted me to touch my toes he would have put them higher on my body.

[Mike Alexander]

Yup, that would be it. Some areas of Sparks Street really catch and funnel the wind, so it can get really cold walking down there in the winter.

BTW, Rob, -20C isn't enough to keep me away. I was in the store earlier this afternoon, picking up my back ordered 10" sliding bevel, and a few other goodies. Only problem was, I had one of my dogs (Sophie) with me, and I thought I was going to have to beat off some of your staff to get her out of the store ;)

...Mike

[Upscale]

Is the terrain generally flat in Georgia?

[Mike Patterson]

It is over near Savannah. And when that volcano drops into the sea over by Africa, I'm gonna have ocean front property over here near Atlanta...

Seriously, Savannah is a very nice area. I'd like to move near there someday.

Mike

Mike Patterson Please remove the spamtrap to email me.

[Michael Baglio]

Totally OT of me, but so what? (Like that would be new?) ;>

Clicking on your map link and panning out a bit, I remembered a couple of Geography trivia I'd forgotten:

-El Paso, Texas is closer to L.A. than it is to the Eastern border of Texas. (!)

-If you want to go west, go to Los Angeles. If you want to go farther west, you'll want to go to Reno, Nevada. ;>

Michael Cartography nut.

Bonus cartographic trivia question: In which country is the East Coast west of the West Coast and the West Coast east of the East Coast? (This country lies entirely within one hemisphere-- that is, there is no "date-line" hanky-panky involved.)

[Mark Jerde]

Yup. And not just in miles.

-- Mark (5 years on Ft. Bliss, TX, adjacent to El Paso)

[Mark Jerde]

;-) The USA is one. Head west from the left coast & eventually you'll get to the right coast.

-- Mark

[Doug Winterburn]

Dat'd be Panama, i tink.

-Doug

[Swingman]

Took basic training at Fort Bliss, then back there again after OCS for a year before going overseas. Being a flatlander, I loved looking at the Franklin Mtns with the sun behind them, sitting on the first base line of the old El Paso Sun Kings minor league ball park, with a cold beer in hand, enjoying that peaceful stillness peculiar to the desert at sunset.

What I didn't like was marching 12 miles to the rifle range through foot deep desert sand ... my Achilles tendons have never been the same.

[Mark Jerde]

When was that? I was OCS 5-85. Ft. Benning's School for Boys...

I hear you. I grew up in western South Dakota where you could always see at least 5 miles in some direction. Been in the Washington DC area for 15 years but I still don't consider myself a Maryland'er. Too many trees & people -- no vistas!

The Army's big on those LPC's (leather personnel carriers). Whatever your MOS, everyone is an 11B when push comes to shove.

My son is in his last week of basic in Ft. Sill. I thought he'd join the Air Force so he wouldn't have to walk everywhere. Guess he want's to show the old man up. I was in the "special emphasis" PT group in basic. He was smart enough to go in nearly maxing the PT test. His experience is a LOT different from mine.

-- Mark

P.S. The best 10 seconds of my life was firing 100 rounds of 20mm ammo through a Vulcan.