It is so cold......how cold is it??

[Jerry]

Coldest I've ever been was around 0 deg F in the Boston navy yard. There was a 30 to 40 MPH wind blowing and the cable to the officer's lounge TV antenna had been blown loose from the connector. It was on Superbowl Sunday and the duty officer had decreed that either we (electronics techs) either fix their antenna or swap the cable(in the junction box) from the crew's antenna. It was so cold up on the mast that a 100 watt soldering gun would not melt solder. We wound up having to go to the shipfitters shop and borrow a propane torch with a soldering iron head. We got it working, but the duty officer got his butt chewed on when the Captain found out about his threats, and for sending us up there to work in that kind of weather

[auld argonian]

As I write (7:30 AM) it's 0 Fahrenheit here in Chicago. At the current exchange rate, that's -17.77777 Canadian. It looks like it'll warm up to a refreshing 23 F later in the day. I'm headed out to the Art Institute later...still not sure if it'll be a kilted expedition or not. That's not because I wouild feel cold but only because I'm feeling a bit anti-social and don't want to have to deal with all of the "...aren't you cold?" questions from the rubes.

Best

AA