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(meteorobs) Wayne and his icicles....



Wayne -
You wrote:
>As one who has battled low temperatures, I feel qualified in nominating Cathy
Hall for the "Toughest Guy in >North America". A little wuss like me whines
intensly (and painfully) at - 10 C, yet she's got the.........brass >monkeys
:-).....to observe at -25C. (For the thermally impaired, that's -13F).
>Someday, when I grow up, I wanna be as tough as she is.

Cute.  Hey, I'm not as tough as I used to be... Have I ever mentioned the 8 hrs.
40 min. I cranked for the Geminids back in 1971 at -15C (your +5F).... or the 9
hrs. 30 min. I cranked for the Geminids in 1974 at -12C (your +10F).... ;)) ....
and those are non-stop times, no breaks... !!

Wayne, don't feel too bad ... I do hold the Canadian record up here :)) .....
and nobody's been crazy enough yet to break it .....!

- Cathy
  Just one of the Crazy Canucks... ;)