A first hand report from the Big Easy. The lowest overnight temperature at my home in the city proper was 28F. I am sure that will draw laughs and it should. The architectural consideration, as Dennis puts it, that I live in is about as porous as a 20 year old spinnaker. 58F downstairs this morning. Lower 70's predicted for Saturday and Sunday so sailing is on the agenda. That is the plus for putting up with our cold weather faults!
Local governments graded out better than those in Atlanta and Birmingham. Doomsday reports brought timely closure of businesses, schools and the like. If you look at a chart and then a road map, New Orleans becomes an island. Only one 2 lane highway, River Road, leads from city proper at ground level. All other approaches to the city cross swamp land, the Mississippi River Spillway system, the river, Lake Pontchartrain, and its passes on elevated highways or bridges that have 65' or more clearances. A few were apparently artificially kept open, the remaining were iced over. We simply do not plan for de-icing the 24 mile long Causeway Bridge spanning the lake. Ed Briar Patch C&C 34 New Orleans From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Marek Dziedzic Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 7:34 AM To: CnC-List@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List cold in the South Dennis’s mentioning of Pensacola got me thinking how you guys are dealing with our kind of the weather down there. I think I saw below freezing temperatures in New Orleans, Pensacola etc. and all along the E. coast (N of N. Florida). Up here, the boats are on the hard, winterised and we are all quite used to the conditions (even if some of us don’t like them). My thoughts go to you (in somewhat paternalistic way; our Monday ski race was at –27C (-16 F) (though, “no racing suit” rule was invoked due to cold)). Marek (in Ottawa)
_______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
