Too cold…

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So for today:

Life is different in different climates.

  One thing I especially remember was talking to guys in the Military about our previous lives as kids. Subject of Skating came up and other guys said they too enjoyed skating and couldn’t wait until the temps fell into the teens to start skating, 

It didn’t take me long to realize they were talking ice skating and I was only familiar with roller skates.

I replaced my wheels a couple times a year because I wore them out on roads and sidewalks.  I was in my teens before I knew about skating using wooden wheels on wood floors at skating rinks.  I never considered Ice skating or skating rinks.  I assume ice skating must strengthen your ankles…

In my entire childhood until I was 16, I saw only one winter where Mill Ponds froze enough to walk on.  Then it was scary.  We did take a running start and slide out on the ice; it was fun.  I think I would have loved ice skating.

 NOW?  Completely different story. There was a time I laughed at sub freezing temps, I now am chilled at 40 degrees, since losing the weight I did.  Shipmate Woody up in NY is facing a lot of Medical treatments and has lost a lot of weight, he too misses the weight.

We had planned to stay in NC a couple weeks but will cut it short because the Weather persons have decided to run us out; when they say 23 degrees soon, We say, “Let’s head South!”

My Sister told me of trucks driving across frozen lakes in Canada. Like this:

I would be thinking this:

Trucks do not float! No driving on ice for me.

Nite Shipslog

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