tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039120098510229196.post6756007613082577730..comments2023-10-31T05:02:29.441-04:00Comments on Tales from the Arctic: Brrrrrr.....Kenniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039120098510229196.post-63799162484382872852007-11-16T14:47:00.000-05:002007-11-16T14:47:00.000-05:00Jackie, I've got the Resolute - extremely nice and...Jackie, I've got the Resolute - extremely nice and warm jacket .. it's just that the zipper is a pain in the ass. All of us here that have the Resolute that haven't had the chance to break it in all have the same problem.Kenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039120098510229196.post-83467590307197317872007-11-16T14:43:00.000-05:002007-11-16T14:43:00.000-05:00haha - I understood what you meant by the comment ...haha - I understood what you meant by the comment Jen - I think we all think that about ourselves and those darn CG parkas! I wind up zipping mine up and pulling it on from the bottom up as that pesky inside wrap thing that I have with mine often winds up halfway up my back if I pull it on like a sweater. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes, depending on how much difficulty we are having with our parkas, we'll ask who ever with are with to zip them up for us - kinda like what I have to do with my kindergarten kids!Kenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039120098510229196.post-56814283351015773902007-11-16T14:38:00.000-05:002007-11-16T14:38:00.000-05:00Ok kids. What kind of crazy CG parkas do you have?...Ok kids. What kind of crazy CG parkas do you have??? <BR/>I'm mesmerized by the complexity of it all!!!!Jackie S. Quirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11470854932663182657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039120098510229196.post-24640041652746816862007-11-16T13:51:00.000-05:002007-11-16T13:51:00.000-05:00I just re-read my comment....I mean to say that I ...I just re-read my comment....I mean to say that I am glad I am not the only one that has problems getting the coat zipped up...not that anyone one is fat...lol<BR/>I guess while I am commenting again I should add a tip: I zip the coat up first then pull it on like a sweater.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870234938205295011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039120098510229196.post-76689105033319497362007-11-16T13:46:00.000-05:002007-11-16T13:46:00.000-05:00Those CG parkas are a PAIN to zip up!! I thought I...Those CG parkas are a PAIN to zip up!! I thought I was just fat, I am glad to hear it's not just me!!jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870234938205295011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039120098510229196.post-44534687709918230242007-11-16T13:32:00.000-05:002007-11-16T13:32:00.000-05:00I have about a 10 minute walk in the morning and a...I have about a 10 minute walk in the morning and after school. In the afternoon if it's really cold and windy out I do wimp out and go over to the detachment and ask (every so nicely to our two wonderful guys who don't mind getting out of the office for a bit) for a ride out to my place. <BR/><BR/>I think the parka is coming out tonight though, as we crossed the -30 mark this afternoon .. it's now -31 outside with a wind chill of -38.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if I would call it toughness or just stupidity on my part Jackie ... it's just such a hassle to get the zipper up on my parka (need to break it in still).Kenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039120098510229196.post-62387342107337578382007-11-16T10:04:00.000-05:002007-11-16T10:04:00.000-05:00Pissing contest? LOL! You can keep your super cold...Pissing contest? LOL! You can keep your super cold temperature! I am happy as pie with our only -8C! I am secure with my wimpyness. :)jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870234938205295011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039120098510229196.post-74622388044503348832007-11-16T09:18:00.000-05:002007-11-16T09:18:00.000-05:00Wow! You are a lot tougher than I am! I broke out ...Wow! You are a lot tougher than I am! I broke out the Canada Goose as soon as I got to Rankin (aka, end of October). <BR/><BR/>But then again I guess I have a 20-25 minute walk to work in the mornings!!!Jackie S. Quirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11470854932663182657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039120098510229196.post-34410911844030890592007-11-16T07:28:00.000-05:002007-11-16T07:28:00.000-05:00LOL - that's just the temp ... add the windchill i...LOL - that's just the temp ... add the windchill in and it's -35. Not quite parka time... but getting damn close. <BR/><BR/>And yes, it is a little pissing contest up here in the North with temperatures :-) - can't wait for -40!<BR/><BR/>This just puts it in perspective for those southerners who are going "booo-hooo, it's going down to zero tonight and then back to +13 in the morning" (I know who you all are ;-) )Kenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039120098510229196.post-75474392421851331192007-11-16T01:12:00.000-05:002007-11-16T01:12:00.000-05:00Does that count windchill or just straight tempera...Does that count windchill or just straight temperature?<BR/>I assume temperature because I was like "that's all?" when I saw that. <BR/><BR/>Oh temperatures in the north, a constant pissing contest. <BR/><BR/>I agree though, Brrrrrrrrrrrrr.Jackie S. Quirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11470854932663182657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039120098510229196.post-44840930127672642232007-11-15T19:26:00.000-05:002007-11-15T19:26:00.000-05:00LOL - I live way up North .. above the Arctic Circ...LOL - I live way up North .. above the Arctic Circle. I'm closer to the North Pole than I am to my hometown. It's not to bad though... yet. I can't wait until I get the -40 degrees picture ;-)Kenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925720047407882803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039120098510229196.post-20982056839446038782007-11-15T09:07:00.000-05:002007-11-15T09:07:00.000-05:00so what you're telling me is that it's -17 degree ...so what you're telling me is that it's -17 degree Fahrenheit outside your house? HOLY COW! now THAT is freezing! i will stop complaining that i'm cold since it's like 50 degrees here today! WOW! drink some hot cocoa! it's warm you up!Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924266019228375889noreply@blogger.com