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[Historiker]

ORIGINAL: Grollub

ORIGINAL: Historiker

ORIGINAL: Grollub

Oh, and it's supposed to get colder, ~-25C tomorrow. Tomorrow is also the first day of the polar night, meaning that the sun don't manage to rise above the horizon from tomorrow until end of january. [:D]

But Stockholm isn't north of the polar circle. How can it stay dark then?

I'm not in Stockholm. I'm in the city of Kiruna some 1000km north of Stockholm.

Ah! That's where your parents live, right?

Kiruna propably is known to everyone interested in the 2nd WW [:)]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Grollub

ORIGINAL: Historiker

ORIGINAL: Grollub

Oh, and it's supposed to get colder, ~-25C tomorrow. Tomorrow is also the first day of the polar night, meaning that the sun don't manage to rise above the horizon from tomorrow until end of january. [:D]

But Stockholm isn't north of the polar circle. How can it stay dark then?

I'm not in Stockholm. I'm in the city of Kiruna some 1000km north of Stockholm.

The interwebs are a fascinating place. I pulled up a college thesis that observed concerns about population decline and demographic aging as well as concerns about subsurface rock formational instability from all the mining. Anything to that?

Was your father involved in the mining industry?

[Grollub]

ORIGINAL: Historiker

ORIGINAL: Grollub

ORIGINAL: Historiker



But Stockholm isn't north of the polar circle. How can it stay dark then?

I'm not in Stockholm. I'm in the city of Kiruna some 1000km north of Stockholm.

Ah! That's where your parents live, right?

Kiruna propably is known to everyone interested in the 2nd WW [:)]

No, my parents live in the city of Lulea on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, some ~400km to the SE from here [;)]

I'm in Kiruna doing a recce for a field training exercise to be conducted later in March.

... and yes, Kiruna should be known to most of the WWII aficionados. At least those with good knowledge of the European theatre. [:)]

[Onime No Kyo]

Herro.

Looks like I have a war movie in the inbox.

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: Grollub

I'm in Kiruna doing a recce for a field training exercise to be conducted later in March.

I misread your first post on this the other day. My thought was "nice FTX in a hotel". [:D]

[Symon]

Hi Mike. Just a little song that goes with balmy breezes, moist ladies, and rum drinks. You might remember the tune [;)]

It's really true, how nothing matters;
No mad mad world, and no mad hatters;
No one's pitching, cause there ain't no batters;
in Coconut Grove.

Don't bar the door, there's no one coming;
The oceans roar, will dull the drumming;
of any city thoughts and city ways.

The ocean breezes cool,
my mind.;
the salty day are her’s,
and mine;
just to do what we wanta.
Tonight we'll find a dune,
that's ours;
and softly she will speak,
the stars;
until sun up.

It's all from having, someone knowing;
just which way your head, is blowing;
who's always warm, like in the morning;
in Coconut grove.

Ciao. John

[fodder]

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL!!!!!

This is it, after the disaster I had yesterday, tonights game is a make or break affair.

Houston at New England, Pats are favored by 4.0.

If the Pats cover, I'm alive, if not, my football season is over.

[bradfordkay]

Your football season or something more? ... didn't your parents teach you to stay away from those mob-connected bookies?

[thegreatwent]

Tithe[&o][&o][&o]

Been away for a bit. Good to see The Thread hasn't changed. [:)]

[Onime No Kyo]

How could it change? This place cant possibly get any nuttier. [:D]

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Good morning!


Leo "Apollo11"

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: thegreatwent

Tithe[&o][&o][&o]

Been away for a bit. Good to see The Thread hasn't changed. [:)]

Good to see you, John. Hope you're well. [:)]

[USSAmerica]

Good morning - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]

[Chickenboy]

Good morning, you lot. 1F here this morning. Just plain 1.

[Grollub]

Luxury. Picture taken this morning. Note the temperature in the lower right.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Grollub

Luxury. Picture taken this morning. Note the temperature in the lower right.

Viking dude...don't you know you're not supposed to be in those temperatures. It's just so...wrong.[:-]

[Grollub]

Cold but beautiful. This is as far up as the sun goes. Latitude N67 degrees. That's a little bit more north than Nome, Alaska (which is at N64)

[Grollub]

Same place. An ice road on a river.

[Grollub]

... and me at the same place.

[Grollub]

Same place, looking another way. ~1 meter of snow.