Northern Maine in Winter! (or, how miserable can life get?)

[ozitraveller]

For those who wonder  -40 C = -40 F

That is the point where the two scales cross.

-40C = -40 F = 233.15K 

Does anyone do ice fishing? Like I saw in the Grumpy Old Men movie.

[hakerdefo]

Northern-Southern lights, Snow, low temperatures! I would want to be there! Really! Cause here we have nearly 300 days of sun, Day time temperature range of 30-40 C through out the year, Annual rainfall of 70-90 in.
Maine and Tasmania seems fascinating places. To be honest only thing I know about maine is jedi and Stephen King
I'm a bit more familiar with Tasmania. Bellerive Oval, Boon, Ponting and ofcourse, ozitravellar

Cheers!!!

[ozitraveller]

G'day matey!

You forgot Cascade!

30-40 all year round is too hot me, just over summer is bad enough! Almost hit 50C a couple of years ago! Which is crook 'cos the roads melt!


Cricket reference: "I'm a bit more familiar with Tasmania. Bellerive Oval, Boon, Ponting"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket

[hakerdefo]

You forgot Cascade!

Oh yes! I forgot Cascade! I think Boon's record of drinking 52 cans of beer on a flght from Australia to England still stands 

30-40 all year round is too hot me

Yeah it's too hot! You can get accustomed to cold but not to heat!
And coming to cricket here is a good read for Americans who want to know more about the greatest team game on earth 
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/fall11/oconner_c/baseball.html

Cheers!!!

[ozitraveller]

As far as I know that record still stand and is unlikely to be beaten.

I prefer test cricket, all 5 days of it!

[ozitraveller]

@jedi - are there covered bridges in Maine? I saw some in an old movie with Cary Grant.

[jedi]

Yes there are still some historically preserved covered bridges here in The County.  One is in Perham about 15 miles west of me.  While working for UPS, I lived in Indiana and they also had several there.  My parents live in Missouri, (VastOne could also verify this) and I believe there are still several functioning there as well.  A lot of the communities up here where they still have one they are famously painted and decorated inside and out.  A very cool sight!

[ozitraveller]

I'm curious to know what would be the reason for covering the bridge too? Stop the snow from destroying the bridge maybe? Interesting...

[PackRat]

You are correct; the cover protects the structural and load bearing portions of a wooden bridge from the elements.

[jeffreyC]

Also by keeping rain and snow off the bridge it avoids ice forming on the bridge.
Bridges get iced before the road due to being open underneath, and a bridge is a very dangerous place to suddenly hit ice while driving.

[ozitraveller]

Also a good place to shelter in bad weather too. So long as it doesn't burn the bridge down, or wash it away, or shake it to pieces.