We used to do this at school in Fairbanks, AK. That and blow soap bubbles so they could freeze and shatter like glass.
It was 90 here today, had to go to a movie to get out of the heat! ryan -- D. Ryan Spott | NGC457, llc broadband | telco | colo | communities PO Box 1734 Sultan, WA 98294 425-939-0047 > On Jan 6, 2017, at 10:25, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: > > It was a bit warmer when I did it in Illinois. Perhaps –20 and the droplets > did make a shattering sound when they hit the ground. > > From: Bill Prince > Sent: Friday, January 6, 2017 10:22 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] i am vetting windstream.... > > Colder. > > At about -45 to -50 It will freeze before it hits the ground > > At about -70 to -75 it will freeze shortly after hitting the air, sometimes > explode in the air. > > I tried this when I experienced -55 when I lived in Minnesota. You could > spit, and the spittle would make a tinkling sound as the frozen bits hit the > ground. > > > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > >> On 1/6/2017 8:38 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> My wife was asking if it was cold enough to throw a pan of hot water in the >> air and have it freeze before hitting the ground.� We have an employee >> from Texas that has never seen this.� I told her I thought it needed to be >> �15 or colder for that to happen.� It has been a long time since I have >> done it.� >> � >> From: Travis Johnson >> Sent: Friday, January 6, 2017 9:32 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] i am vetting windstream.... >> � >> -12F at my house this morning. School has been canceled here the last two >> days. >> >> Travis >> >> >>> On 1/6/2017 9:22 AM, [email protected] wrote: >>> -7 at my house this morning.� Snappy! >>> � >>> From: CBB - Jay Fuller >>> Sent: Friday, January 6, 2017 9:16 AM >>> To: [email protected] ; [email protected] >>> Subject: [AFMUG] i am vetting windstream.... >>> � >>> � >>> Good morning everyone. >>> � >>> I'm looking at upstream providers as the contract with my current (not so >>> happy) provider is nearly up.� I got an unsolicited quote from windstream >>> this morning that looked pretty good for 10 gig wave.� As as we >>> considering fiber to the home in the near future I thought I'd give this a >>> second look.� Glancing through list archives and the web, I've seen >>> windstream has had problems delivering committed bandwidth in the past.� >>> I've also read they did a lot of buying and may not have integrated very >>> well.� >>> � >>> Recently I saw a post from Chuck Hogg explaining several WISPA folks had >>> gotten together with windstream folks and got a list of tower lit locations >>> which I think is pretty good.� We are also looking at several options - >>> I'm just looking at price + value + our future needs - knowing all of this >>> changes dramatically every time we look at it. >>> � >>> Finally I know windstream recently purchased earthlink which a few >>> years ago purchased ITC Deltacom which had a pretty extensive network in >>> Alabama.� We may also need connectivity in centurylink areas - so this >>> may be a better option for us than trying to do some kind of ATT ASE >>> circuit - i just don't know yet. >>> � >>> So - please - let me know your thoughts on windstream.� Is anyone using >>> them now and unhappy?� If so, why? >>> � >>> I'm also headed out for a few hours so i won't get a chance to reply to >>> your comments until later this afternoon when Alabama's semiannual >>> snowmagedden event begins - so we'll all be trapped in our homes for 24-48 >>> hours starting about 3 pm.... :) >>> � >>> Happy Friday! >>> � >>> � >> >
