Is winter coming, or is it here?

[fireflyr]

Sorry, I meant PARTS of several NTC-350s..only one block.  My bad for not being more specific.  There were several cranks, cams, pistons, etc.  Don't recall if there were too many heads though.  We are talking roughly half my life ago....I'm a geezer...look at the grey in the beard...I can prove it!

GEEZER----GEEZER---!!!!
Hell I got dirty laundry that's older than you---And a few little gray hairs don't mean you'r getting forgetful...............................UH, what were you talking about and why did I reply?      HMMMM

[Baradium]

ROFL!  Well, cautious DOES describe me...I like to carry a few extra knots over the threshold "for wife and kid" if ya know what I mean 

There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots.

[Frank N. O.]

Hehe, I found my first white hair when I was 18 (it looks white when I find a loose long one but others say silver or grey), and my hair was originall dark brown but now it's so light even my mom who's sight is very bad now dropped her jaw when she saw me in the light recently. I also have white hairs in my beard but only a few, and only when I haven't shaved in a few weeks, which I often do since  it's not fun shaving over a pimple, yes I have both pimples and white hair at age 28 but it fits since mentally I'm a mix of a lot of things, old and young so I'm fine with it, and at my age my dad was going bald but I just have the same tall forehead I've had always, I think it's what's called a widow's peak but my normal plain left parden hairstyle fits well to make my head look sort of normal and ok.

About winter then we've recently had the first frost and some mild slush snow here and it's started to be cold, very cold, and this place only has electric heating (very high power use and expensive but very little efficiency in heating the rooms), no insulation under the floor (18 degrees C at 5 ft and 12 degrees C at floor level) and this place is not well made at all, big gaps in walls etc. so it's not a fun place to live when it's cold. I guess that's what's motivating me to save up to get to California. I've gone for weeks now without buying anything extra besides bare essentials and I've had great offers on classic movies etc.
I can better handle heat than cold and not having to be afraid that the summer tires will make one crash during winther time and not having to go out 15 minutes before you need to drive to start the car and scrape ice and snow off and then get in a freezing car etc. etc. won't be missed. I think Jim earlier said something like this: Places with snow are nice to visit but I prefer a temperate climate. I agree, especially since I got a problem with circulation in my toes so I'm in freezing pain even with two socks on, and of course that cold floor here doesn't make it better since it's normal in Denmark to walk in your socks, or in-door shoes/slippers.

Frank

[Gulfstream Driver]

Hey, Frank.  Dealing with the cold stinks when you don't have the proper equipment.  But, there are things you can do.  If your feet are cold, put on a hat.  Over 50% of your body heat is lost through your head, so putting a cap on that dome helps out a lot.  Stay dry.  My dad always says he doesn't mind be cold, and he doesn't mind being wet, but he does mind being cold and wet.  Keep your core warm.  Wear layers to help insulate your torso.  If you've got an extra sweater on all the time, you might save some heating costs.     Good luck, dude.

[cj5_pilot]

ROFL!  Well, cautious DOES describe me...I like to carry a few extra knots over the threshold "for wife and kid" if ya know what I mean 

There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old bold pilots.

I beg to differ:  Bob Hoover is the exception that proves the rule!   

[fireflyr]

Hey, Frank.  Dealing with the cold stinks when you don't have the proper equipment.  But, there are things you can do.  If your feet are cold, put on a hat.  Over 50% of your body heat is lost through your head, so putting a cap on that dome helps out a lot.  Stay dry.  My dad always says he doesn't mind be cold, and he doesn't mind being wet, but he does mind being cold and wet.  Keep your core warm.  Wear layers to help insulate your torso.  If you've got an extra sweater on all the time, you might save some heating costs.     Good luck, dude.

Wonderful advice Gulf---I used to be a survival instructor and that was the single best piece of advice we offered---folks look at you like you are nuts but it's true

[Frank N. O.]

I've heard that, the thing is that I'm usually already so hot in both torso and head I need to switch to cold air to my face, and then quickly back to the windows to not get them misted up (and the Peugeot can't demist sidewindows and windshield at the same time unlike the old Ford!). Basically I think I got bad circulation in my toes and that's hard to cure. Besides with two thick socks on the shoes are very tight, and I got a tougher time feeling the pedals (and even worse circulation). Basically I just wanna move from here. Nothing's keeping me here except the lack of a green card. My mom got help secured from the county and my (much) older brother (44) is finally getting around to getting a good education that he likes and can use and that's all I got left here.

Btw, speaking of the car, the floor heating vents are under the legs in the driver's side, only the passenger side also has one over the feet, I guess the steering and pedals are in the way in the driver's side. I don't think winter boots will help either since I mistakingly bought some walkingshoes thinking it was just a different name for sneakers/runningshoes but it wasn't, the soles were thicker and so stiff I had major lack of feel for the pedals and I'm sure lined boots are like that too.

Here's a picture from earlier this year, our annual blizzard in DK (otherwise we normally just have slush/rain and freezing nights). For a hint of scale then the 206 is exactly as tall as a Ford Focus but of course a lot shorter.

Frank

[BrianGMFS]

Winter sure wasn't here in Vermont today.... Sunny and 65 deg. this afternoon... Probably won't see another day like this until April or May. And to think, 3 weeks ago we had 4 inches of snow.....


Brian

[tundra_flier]

I've heard that, the thing is that I'm usually already so hot in both torso and head I need to switch to cold air to my face, and then quickly back to the windows to not get them misted up (and the Peugeot can't demist sidewindows and windshield at the same time unlike the old Ford!). Basically I think I got bad circulation in my toes and that's hard to cure. Besides with two thick socks on the shoes are very tight, and I got a tougher time feeling the pedals (and even worse circulation). Basically I just wanna move from here. Nothing's keeping me here except the lack of a green card. My mom got help secured from the county and my (much) older brother (44) is finally getting around to getting a good education that he likes and can use and that's all I got left here.

Btw, speaking of the car, the floor heating vents are under the legs in the driver's side, only the passenger side also has one over the feet, I guess the steering and pedals are in the way in the driver's side. I don't think winter boots will help either since I mistakingly bought some walkingshoes thinking it was just a different name for sneakers/runningshoes but it wasn't, the soles were thicker and so stiff I had major lack of feel for the pedals and I'm sure lined boots are like that too.

Here's a picture from earlier this year, our annual blizzard in DK (otherwise we normally just have slush/rain and freezing nights). For a hint of scale then the 206 is exactly as tall as a Ford Focus but of course a lot shorter.

Frank

Don't know what kind of shoes you get across the pond there, but I've flown Tundra Toy with -40 rated pack boots and never had trouble coordinating the rudders.  I've driven my Dodge Neon with the same many times too.  Just takes practice, you can get the 'feel' down.  Heck, my standard flying and driving footwear for over 1/2 the year is a pair of Danner insulated hunting boots.  You might also try buying a second pair of shoes a size larger so you can wear the extra socks without pinching off the blood.  And if you can get them the Austrailan made Smart Wool brand socks are so warm and comfortable their almost sinful. 

Phil

[chuckar101]

Now that I'm in Arizona at flight school (yes it's been awhile since I've been online) there is no such thing as winter.  everyday has been sunny, no wind and at least 80 degrees outside.  So I don't think I'll be seeing anything that resembles winter down here, but at least its always a nice day to fly.

[Frank N. O.]

Well Phil I must admit that I don't have much feel in boots since the pedals are so light, and that's a cheap 2001 car,  a new car is even worse, I know that from test-drives last week (see Subaru thread in the general forum for details) and with me sitting in sadness and depression from my dad's death then I lost a fair part of the already not weak muscle strength so it sounds like I definately lack some important skills.

Frank

[tundra_flier]

Hey, Frank.  Dealing with the cold stinks when you don't have the proper equipment.  But, there are things you can do.  If your feet are cold, put on a hat.  Over 50% of your body heat is lost through your head, so putting a cap on that dome helps out a lot.  Stay dry.  My dad always says he doesn't mind be cold, and he doesn't mind being wet, but he does mind being cold and wet.  Keep your core warm.  Wear layers to help insulate your torso.  If you've got an extra sweater on all the time, you might save some heating costs.     Good luck, dude.

Wonderful advice Gulf---I used to be a survival instructor and that was the single best piece of advice we offered---folks look at you like you are nuts but it's true

Up here the survival instructors allways stress to dress for the weather.  There've been a few too many case where people survived a plane wreck only to die of exposure because their survival gear was inaccessible because of the crash, on fire or under water being the most common reasons.  That's how I know I can safely fly my 150 with -40 rated pack boots on.  We had a case last year where a man survived after a terrible crash by huddling close to the burning wreckage. 

Phil

[fireflyr]

Hey, Frank.  Dealing with the cold stinks when you don't have the proper equipment.  But, there are things you can do.  If your feet are cold, put on a hat.  Over 50% of your body heat is lost through your head, so putting a cap on that dome helps out a lot.  Stay dry.  My dad always says he doesn't mind be cold, and he doesn't mind being wet, but he does mind being cold and wet.  Keep your core warm.  Wear layers to help insulate your torso.  If you've got an extra sweater on all the time, you might save some heating costs.     Good luck, dude.

Wonderful advice Gulf---I used to be a survival instructor and that was the single best piece of advice we offered---folks look at you like you are nuts but it's true

Up here the survival instructors allways stress to dress for the weather.  There've been a few too many case where people survived a plane wreck only to die of exposure because their survival gear was inaccessible because of the crash, on fire or under water being the most common reasons.  That's how I know I can safely fly my 150 with -40 rated pack boots on.  We had a case last year where a man survived after a terrible crash by huddling close to the burning wreckage. 

Phil

Absolutely correct Phil,
Too many folks have survived off-airport landings only to succumb to hypothermia because of wearing jeans and sneakers for a flight over hostile terrain in winter weather
"Dress like you might have to hike out" should be our mantra-----