Re: OT: Now I know what cold is.

Posted by Randy as in Randy-IA on December 30, 2006 at 13:11:08 from (207.177.83.66):

In Reply to: OT: Now I know what cold is. posted by Uncle on December 29, 2006 at 17:42:20:

The coldest I was ever in was in Bozeman , Montana in 1980 I think it was . I was working at Big Sky down in Wyoming and was up visiting for the day but ended up spending the night . When I left Big Sky the temp wasn't to bad so I didn't dress for the weather . I owned a '64 Plymouth savoy with a slant 6 and three on the tree . In the morning the weather forecast called for temps no higher than -45 and it was -52 right then . I actually got the car started but it overheated within a few minutes of driving so I stopped in a service station for help ( anyone remember those ? ). The guy told me to pour hot water over the radiator to thaw it out so I did and it did . In the process I soaked my boots and I only had on one pair of cotton socks with leather hiking boots . But not being very mechanically inclined back then I didn't realize that the heater core was still frozen so with the ignorance of youth I turned the heater fan on the floor on high and took off for Big Sky a little over an hour away . It never did thaw out . My buddy wrapped up in a down sleeping bag but I couldn't do that so it wasn't long before the pain in my feet came and went . When I got up to the resort I parked in front of the dorms and went to get out and fell down because I couldn't feel my legs . I half crawled and was half drug up the stairs . I tried taking off my boots but they were frozen to my feet . I finally got them off but couldn't get my socks off so I got to the showers and stuck my feet under cold water . That was some serious pain ! My feet were probably just minutes from frostbite , they were already a newspaper white color . I lost a few layers of skin on my feet but no lasting damage to the toes or anything . It was hard to walk for a week or so . But I still love being cold ! ...Randy

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