Looks a bit chilly . Being raised in Chinook up on the high line, we had a few cold days I believe the coldest was the winter of 1954, my dad said it was 60 below ,he lied to us , if I remember when I looked it up it was only 58. I do remember him trying to get the car to move , he kept it plugged in it would start okay ,but it was an old Buick with the dynaflow transmission , and they didn't go well in that below 0 weather .
Mom had a '53 Buick and would shadow me on my Billings Gazette morning paper route if it was around -10 or lower. I would deliver a dozen or so papers and then hop in to warm up. I really came to love the heater in it.Looks a bit chilly . Being raised in Chinook up on the high line, we had a few cold days I believe the coldest was the winter of 1954, my dad said it was 60 below ,he lied to us , if I remember when I looked it up it was only 58. I do remember him trying to get the car to move , he kept it plugged in it would start okay ,but it was an old Buick with the dynaflow transmission , and they didn't go well in that below 0 weather .
Mom had a '53 Buick and would shadow me on my Billings Gazette morning paper route if it was around -10 or lower. I would deliver a dozen or so papers and then hope in to warm up. I really came to love the heater in it.
Starting a carbureted vehicle on those cold mornings, if it would turn over, was a real knack. Knowing that the number of times it would crank over were limited you had to have the precise number of pumps on the gas pedal for what might be your one and only chance.Brings back frigid memories of those days when I'd hit the ignition switch of my plugged-in vehicle and hear "CLICK." Although Dad's old flathead '49 Ford seemed impervious to cold and always started.
Plus, one became programmed to ensure lights, radio, heater fan were all OFF. Failing to do so could well scuttle " . . . your one and only chance."Starting a carbureted vehicle on those cold mornings, if it would turn over, was a real knack. Knowing that the number of times it would crank over were limited you had to have the precise number of pumps on the gas pedal for what might be your one and only chance.
Plus, one became programmed to ensure lights, radio, heater fan were all OFF. Failing to do so could well scuttle " . . . your one and only chance."
I still do that today and will add wipers so they dont get ripped off when they're eternally froze to the windshield.Plus, one became programmed to ensure lights, radio, heater fan were all OFF. Failing to do so could well scuttle " . . . your one and only chance."
I spent a year in Greenland in the winter time I know what cold is. I don't even think I have to go out in the cold weather. You can stay out for a little while at minus 60. But only a little time, any longer and you could end up as an icicle. I can start my truck at minus 10 but any colder no way. The coldest I was in was minus 60.Better batten down the hatches @Old Man.
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This isn't wind chill...definitely some serious shit.
The later versions, now Vapor BarrierMom had a '53 Buick and would shadow me on my Billings Gazette morning paper route if it was around -10 or lower. I would deliver a dozen or so papers and then hop in to warm up. I really came to love the heater in it.
Edit; On the non-Buick mornings these WWII aviator boots that were common at Bair's Army surplus store, in the early 60's, were my go to.
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It's nothing like Greenland but when I was a Field Engineer for Texas Instruments, I worked at a site in Fairbanks. At -30°F without a balaclava the hairs inside my nose would instantly freeze with my first breath outside. Weird feeling.I spent a year in Greenland in the winter time I know what cold is. I don't even think I have to go out in the cold weather. You can stay out for a little while at minus 60. But only a little time, any longer and you could end up as an icicle. I can start my truck at minus 10 but any colder no way. The coldest I was in was minus 60.
I remember those too.The later versions, now Vapor Barrier
Mickey Mouse boots
BOOTS COLD WEATHER: MENS RUBBER BLACK W/RELEASE VALVE predate the post-Korea white boots −20 °F
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Bunny Boots
BOOTS EXTREME COLD WEATHER: MENS RUBBER WHITE W/RELEASE VALVE −65 °F (−54 °C)
I wonder if my XXXL Force Fins will fit over them?
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