Subj : I finally got my license
To   : DaiTengu
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Oct 31 2020 10:05:00

 DS> lives from hypothermia by falling through the ice into the frigid waters.

 Da>  Yeah, that's part of what made it awful last year. It froze, then
 Da> melted on top, then started to freeze again.  You'd wind up having 4
 Da> inches of slush with about 3-4 inches of ice below it. While 3-4 inches
 Da> of ice is something you can walk on, it's no fun sitting in 4 inches of
 Da> slush while trying to fish.

  I'd rather sit in a nice warm Jacuzzi...preferably with a good looking
female (remember, dirty old Sysops need love, too). <G>

 Da> more then a few ATVs and Snowmobiles were sunk last year by people not
 Da> checking ice conditions.

  And, I guess they were worthless afterwards....plus, I know those things
aren't cheap.

 Da>  I watched a video the other day about how insects survive over winter.
 Da> Some are capable of dehydrating themselves, and increasing the sugar in
 Da> their .. blood? whatever they have, which effectively turns their
 Da> innards into a kind of anti-freeze.

  Several years ago on Easter weekend, there were intense thunderstorms
across the state. I had traveled to a church in Lonoke, about 30 miles
east of Little Rock, for a sunrise service. With all the nearby rice
fields, I thought the mosquitoes would carry us off!!

  In that regard, it's the female mosquitoes that come after humans, as
there's something in our blood that they need for their eggs to mature.
The male mosquitoes, on the other hand, suck fruit juice. I first read
this in a science class 50 years ago...so, in looking back, I surmised
"So, the male has to get himself stone drunk, before he finds a woman
to make love to!!" <G>.

 Da> Up here, we'll get at least one or two days every winter where it's
 Da> -20F with a wind-chill that puts it below -40. But the dang bugs come
 Da> back every summer.

  Not to mention the rodents as well. I think of the QWK Mail Tagline
"Don't you wish Noah had swatted those 2 mosquitoes??". <G>

 Da>  80m was nice last night, but I need to shorten my antenna a bit, as my
 Da> SWR is too high on the General phone portion. The CW/Digital portion is
 Da> great, though.

  I have that Solar Data deal on the BBS, showing the band conditions. I was
hoping with the time change this weekend that might improve things a bit.

Daryl

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