jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 7, 2016 17:53:53 GMT -5
Wow, sun pillars are a trip. Interesting how they reflect of the floating ice crystals. from your examples link  |
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bushmanbilly
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Post by bushmanbilly on May 8, 2016 1:03:02 GMT -5
Learning new stuff. Awesome skies in cold country. Looking at those guys out on that cold steel rig. Can not express how hurtfully cold that looks from southern eyes. North folks on winter rig, Florida folks reproofing a house in summer heat. Rough work. Working in the cold is much nicer than most would think. Dress properly with layers. If your working up a sweat, pull a layer off. Something you can't do in the heat. Back in the old days I would go to work with a pair of shorts, hardhat and boots to help beat the heat. Nowadays with all the safety rules. Fire proof coveralls are the norm and are hot as hell in the summer. Give me 30 below over 90F any day. How you eat also helps you stay warm. That nice piece of fat most trim from their steak or pork chop and leave on their plate. That is high energy food that that keeps you warm in the cold. Eskimo's don't chew blubber for fun. |
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Post by bushmanbilly on May 8, 2016 1:06:29 GMT -5
It could be called that. Been calling them dogs my whole life. Have never seen a full ring around the sun up here. I said isn't that also a sun pillar. They're definately dogs alright, but look at the sun. Unless it was just a lensflare, then the line going vertically up from the sun may be a sun pillar. ExamplesNot lens flare, sun is like that most mornings in the winter up hear. Its at a very low angle in the winter. When I worked way up north the sun would barely make it over the treeline in Jan. and feb. |
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 8, 2016 10:59:16 GMT -5
Learning new stuff. Awesome skies in cold country. Looking at those guys out on that cold steel rig. Can not express how hurtfully cold that looks from southern eyes. North folks on winter rig, Florida folks reproofing a house in summer heat. Rough work. Working in the cold is much nicer than most would think. Dress properly with layers. If your working up a sweat, pull a layer off. Something you can't do in the heat. Back in the old days I would go to work with a pair of shorts, hardhat and boots to help beat the heat. Nowadays with all the safety rules. Fire proof coveralls are the norm and are hot as hell in the summer. Give me 30 below over 90F any day. How you eat also helps you stay warm. That nice piece of fat most trim from their steak or pork chop and leave on their plate. That is high energy food that that keeps you warm in the cold. Eskimo's don't chew blubber for fun. Chainsaw work same way. Colder the better. End up with a t-shirt and 20F with wind. Still burning up. I understand. Not summertime activity. Work that involves a lot of less physical motion would concern me in that cold weather. Hearty bunch Now eating the rich fat off a steak would be heavenly, guess your metabolism burns it off. Eskimos a good example of dealing with the cold. Me and wife watch the Alaska State Patrol program. We are mesmerized at the way people talk to law enforcement up that way. Redneck sheriff down this way would retaliate in many forms and fashions, engineer a way to lock your butt up. Smart mouth a bad approach lol. sure is some cold living Heat is a beast. Body acclimates to so many environments, amazing. |
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Post by spiritstone on May 9, 2016 18:01:45 GMT -5
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Post by beefjello on May 10, 2016 8:13:54 GMT -5
Its no Sundog, its still sun related. The auroras were putting on one heck of a show last night here, and these pics are from some of the locals who caught it. Maybe a few of you were able to catch a glimpse last night? Incredible!    Definitely on the bucket list to see this in real life. Incredible pics, thanks for sharing! |
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Post by Fossilman on May 10, 2016 8:39:15 GMT -5
Living in northern North Dakota,we got the chance to see the "North Lights",that is something everyone should try and see-no words can capture the awe and beauty of the colors and show!!!
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Post by Fossilman on May 10, 2016 8:47:46 GMT -5
As with working on the rigs and Roust A Bouting,I liked the colder weather too,over the hot weather!! My body doesn't do good in hot weather anymore,had heat exhaustion one to many times...
Yes James,my aches and pains were earned and it wasn't from sitting on a couch....LMAO
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on May 10, 2016 9:26:43 GMT -5
Off the chart spiritstone, off the chart. Did I say off the chart ? |
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Post by Intheswamp on May 10, 2016 11:03:25 GMT -5
Its no Sundog, its still sun related. The auroras were putting on one heck of a show last night here, and these pics are from some of the locals who caught it. Maybe a few of you were able to catch a glimpse last night? Incredible! Definitely on the bucket list to see this in real life. Incredible pics, thanks for sharing! Ditto that!!! ...and watch them while traveling down the Alcan!!!!!!! |
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 11, 2016 13:11:41 GMT -5
While we certainly don't get the Northern lights here, we do see our fair share of sundogs.
This photo taken in Ocotillo Wells on 11/20/2010. 
They are not strictly a cold weather phenomenon (one of jamesp 's favorite words), as we don't get those Artic temps here in Southern California. Although they don't "shimmer" like the Aurora Borealis, you can still be mesmerized by them (there's another, lol).
Quite often, I see them in the morning, looking east from El Cajon.
I would love to see those Northern lights in person some day, too!
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Post by bushmanbilly on May 12, 2016 11:39:04 GMT -5
Working in the cold is much nicer than most would think. Dress properly with layers. If your working up a sweat, pull a layer off. Something you can't do in the heat. Back in the old days I would go to work with a pair of shorts, hardhat and boots to help beat the heat. Nowadays with all the safety rules. Fire proof coveralls are the norm and are hot as hell in the summer. Give me 30 below over 90F any day. How you eat also helps you stay warm. That nice piece of fat most trim from their steak or pork chop and leave on their plate. That is high energy food that that keeps you warm in the cold. Eskimo's don't chew blubber for fun. Chainsaw work same way. Colder the better. End up with a t-shirt and 20F with wind. Still burning up. I understand. Not summertime activity. Work that involves a lot of less physical motion would concern me in that cold weather.
Hearty bunchNow eating the rich fat off a steak would be heavenly, guess your metabolism burns it off. Eskimos a good example of dealing with the cold. Me and wife watch the Alaska State Patrol program. We are mesmerized at the way people talk to law enforcement up that way. Redneck sheriff down this way would retaliate in many forms and fashions, engineer a way to lock your butt up. Smart mouth a bad approach lol. sure is some cold living Heat is a beast. Body acclimates to so many environments, amazing. Cold weather and very little physical work. You just described my job. Thawing anything is a slow process. When I'm thawing flowlines, sometimes it takes me 1/2 hour to move 150 feet. Have to get the pipes hot enough so they don't freeze before I get to the other end. I do have some tricks to keep warm. When I'm feeling cold I will loop my steam hose over my shoulders to keep my upper core warm. I also have extra boot liners to change out when they get wet. Your feet will sweat about a litre in a day. Dry warm feet equals a happy day. Great northern lite pictures. Will have to dig some up from when I was in northern BC. |
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Post by bushmanbilly on May 12, 2016 12:35:03 GMT -5
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Post by spiritstone on Jun 2, 2016 7:46:17 GMT -5
POLLEN CORONAS: It begins with a sneeze. Pollen floating through the air tickles your nose, and your body responds by expelling the allergen. Gesundheit! When the paroxysm subsides, look up at the sky. The same pollen that makes you sneeze can also make beautiful coronas around the sun.Atmospheric optics expert Les Cowley explains the phenonenon: "Coronas are produced when light waves scatter from the outsides of small particles. Tiny droplets of water in clouds make most coronas, but opaque equal-sized pollen grains do even better. They make small but very colorful multi-ringed coronas." "Unlike water droplets, pollens are non-spherical--and this adds to their magic," he continues. "Many have air sacs to help carry them in the wind. These align the grains to give beautiful elliptical coronas with bright spots.  |
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Post by jamesp on Jun 4, 2016 6:50:49 GMT -5
Insane photo  |
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