Friday, February 08, 2008

Cold Weather Cutoffs

here's a few cutoff temperatures for understanding life, and exactly how crazy we all are up here...

1. Fairbanks school district: never.
(Nenana is a little more reasonable- school is optional at 50 below, and canceled at 60 below. Keep in mind, high school kids are just as cool here as the lower 48 - waiting for the bus with their jackets unzipped, sneakers untied, etc.)
2. Nordic Ski Classes and Races: 20 below
3. Yukon Quest dog race: never
4. Yoga classes: 40 below (yes, the yoga classes are indoor!)
5. Skijor races: 15 below.
6. Refilling your propane tanks: 30 below.
7. UAF classes: never.

I'll lost track of when this whole cold snap started, but i can tell you i haven't gone to any yoga classes for over a week now!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I never knew there was a cut off for filling a propane tank - when did that start. Lived up there from '55 till '91- I don't remember that one - must be NEW! :)

Anonymous said...

FYI - they used to cancel classes for Fbks school district in the 1960's when it got to -50 to -60 - if we ever saw that much I don't remember - but when it got to the 1970's then they just quit cancelling. It was funny in the early 70's they canceled classes and then the next day it warmed up - but it was cold for about 1.5 weeks! :) But I think cars/buses are made better now. Also, I wonder if the ice fog hindered getting kids to school too and the teachers - etc.