[Vision2020] "Please do not continue to confuse people withfacts."

Tom Hansen thansen at moscow.com
Mon Jul 27 10:43:05 PDT 2009


Not exactly Marlboro cowboy country, huh, Kai?

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

> 30 below will turn every smoker into a light smoker.
>
> I spent a couple of weeks in Stebbins, AK one winter, here is the
> procedure
> for having a smoke in the sub-arctic in December/January:
> Put on insulated bibs, boots and down parka.
> Make sure gloves are in pockets, put on silk balaclava, snow goggles and
> secure parka hood over head.
> Put on left glove, keep right hand, cigarette and lighter in right pocket
> of
> parka.
> Step out into frozen tundra, find a spot along building where the wind is
> blowing at less than 40 mph.
> Pull balaclava opening under chin, quickly pull out cigarette and lighter.
> Light cigarette in less than 10 seconds, jam right hand back into pocket.
> After feeling returns to right hand, put on right glove and enjoy your
> smoke.
> Return indoors, remove all gear and warm up.
> Total time: About 35 minutes... not exactly a "quick" smoke.
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my Dick Tracy wristphone
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Campbell" <philosopher.joe at gmail.com>
> To: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
> Cc: "Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 6:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] "Please do not continue to confuse people
> withfacts."
>
>
>> Canada has similar laws and a smoker friend of mine who lives in
>> Calgary has gone outside to smoke when it was 30 below.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jul 26, 2009, at 7:00 PM, "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Ted -
>>>
>>> If I were a smoker, the twenty-foot jaunt outside of John's Alley or
>>> Mingle's or The Plant would not be so disconcerting during the summer
>>> months.
>>>
>>> However, my attitude would take on a whole new slant during the
>>> months of
>>> December, January, February, and March.
>>>
>>> Ya see what I'm sayin'?
>>>
>>> Tom Hansen
>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>>
>>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to
>>> change
>>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>>>
>>> - Unknown
>>>
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"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Unknown




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