Cold here in Beaufort SC. I still think God made ice for mixed drinks, not for people to live in. I will be on Charter in the BVI in April. I can't wate
On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Ed Levert <elev...@grayinsco.com> wrote: > 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 > > -- Aloha e' Komo mai! Welcome and come aboard.
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