RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:03 pm
I just happened to look at the calendar. Ten days to the latest, newest, maybe best end of the world yet. I can't wait!!! 
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RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:27 pm
I hope that the gentlemen in England, now abed, dont take this to mean that they shouldnt finish the turn. [:-][:D]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:38 pm
ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
I hope that the gentlemen in England, now abed, dont take this to mean that they shouldnt finish the turn. [:-][:D]
Just waiting for my associate to finish his work and then I can do my bits.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:49 pm
That would be me! Soon.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:54 pm
ORIGINAL: USS America
ORIGINAL: fodder
ORIGINAL: Chickenboy
1F here this morning. Just plain 1.
ORIGINAL: Grollub
Luxury. Picture taken this morning. Note the temperature in the lower right.
OH, I'm so happy to say it's 67F/19.4C. It's going to rain today but we will get up to 80F/26.6C. This time of year I love living in Florida.
That's pretty damned cold, Per! My coldest ever was Christmas morning of 2000 in Rochester, MN. -25F or almost -32C. No wind at all, so I went outside to see how it felt in just my shirt. It's amazing how warm it felt compared to 0F with even 15 MPH of wind. [:D]
Agreed. Even though the temp is close to -30C, it doesn't feel that bad. 0% humidity and no wind helps, as you get to keep the thin "warm air zone" just above your skin.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:54 pm
ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
ORIGINAL: Grollub
Luxury. Picture taken this morning. Note the temperature in the lower right.
Reindeer sleds have digital speedometers? [:'(]
If the reindeer sled happens to be manufactured by Volvo, yes.
Otherwise; No.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:54 pm
ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
ORIGINAL: Grollub
... and me at the same place.
Per, are you completely impervious to the cold or are you bucking for a case of frostbite? [X(]
Mostly impervious after a few days up here. [:D] What cannot be seen in the pic is that I just stopped to have a smoke [;)]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:55 pm
ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
ORIGINAL: Grollub
Same place, looking another way. ~1 meter of snow.
Gee, I wonder why theyre holding the FTX back until March, instead of doing it now. [:D]
How are the temps up there in March anyway?
Spring approaching. Temps 0 -> -10C, mostly sunny, almost no precipitation and mostly ... wonderful, Real sun glasses and tanning weather [:)]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:55 pm
ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
ORIGINAL: Grollub
... and this one has obviously escaped from the park. A little hard too see. He ran over the road just when we came with our car though, so we saw him.
Theyre not exactly small creatures, are they? [:D]
Nope. What can't be seen in the picture is that there actually was four of them. On bull, one cow and two young calves.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:55 pm
ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
ORIGINAL: Grollub
For Onime. This is where we park our moose during winter. At the moose farm.
Awww.....you really do love your møøseñ. Luxury accomodations, 150 channels of cable, indoor wood-burning fireplace.....[:D]
Ehhh ... No. [:D]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:56 pm
As was hinted by Torsten, Kirunas (WW2) renown comes from being the place where a large part of Germanys iron ore came from. Not the brightest moment in Swedens history, sucking up to Germany until '43 when the tide turned and we started sucking up to the western states instead. Ah well, at least we managed to stay out of the immediate war. One just wonders if selling out all your morals and prínciples was worth it :-/
On a brighter note, it's quite interesting to see what's happening up here now. The local iron ore mine has managed to dig as far down as 1.3 km, which is starting to destabilize the entire city centre. This means that they will move the entire town a couple of kilometers in 2017 ... quite a project [:)] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiruna
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:56 pm
Town moving UNP. [8D]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:58 pm
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:00 pm
ORIGINAL: Grollub
What cannot be seen in the pic is that I just stopped to have a smoke [;)]
No smoking in the sled? The reindeer complain? [:D]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:21 pm
ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
ORIGINAL: Grollub
... and me at the same place.
Per, are you completely impervious to the cold or are you bucking for a case of frostbite? [X(]
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:21 pm
there are a lot of more events sweden can't be proud of. But I guess a nation this small has to bow to the stronger nations.ORIGINAL: Grollub
As was hinted by Torsten, Kirunas (WW2) renown comes from being the place where a large part of Germanys iron ore came from. Not the brightest moment in Swedens history, sucking up to Germany until '43 when the tide turned and we started sucking up to the western states instead. Ah well, at least we managed to stay out of the immediate war. One just wonders if selling out all your morals and prínciples was worth it :-/
On a brighter note, it's quite interesting to see what's happening up here now. The local iron ore mine has managed to dig as far down as 1.3 km, which is starting to destabilize the entire city centre. This means that they will move the entire town a couple of kilometers in 2017 ... quite a project [:)] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiruna
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:29 pm
That is true for most nations, on both accounts.ORIGINAL: Historiker
there are a lot of more events sweden can't be proud of. But I guess a nation this small has to bow to the stronger nations.ORIGINAL: Grollub
As was hinted by Torsten, Kirunas (WW2) renown comes from being the place where a large part of Germanys iron ore came from. Not the brightest moment in Swedens history, sucking up to Germany until '43 when the tide turned and we started sucking up to the western states instead. Ah well, at least we managed to stay out of the immediate war. One just wonders if selling out all your morals and prínciples was worth it :-/
On a brighter note, it's quite interesting to see what's happening up here now. The local iron ore mine has managed to dig as far down as 1.3 km, which is starting to destabilize the entire city centre. This means that they will move the entire town a couple of kilometers in 2017 ... quite a project [:)] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiruna
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:49 pm
ORIGINAL: Grollub
Spring approaching. Temps 0 -> -10C, mostly sunny, almost no precipitation and mostly ... wonderful, Real sun glasses and tanning weather [:)]
Still nice training weather. Are these mech troops or crunchies?
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:51 pm
Both.
RE: THE THREAD!!!
Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:03 pm
many Germans up there?