The idle musings of a former military man, former computer geek, medically retired pastor and now full-time writer. Contents guaranteed to offend the politically correct and anal-retentive from time to time. My approach to life is that it should be taken with a large helping of laughter, and sufficient firepower to keep it tamed!
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
So you think it's been cold recently?
Let this footage from the US station at McMurdo Sound in Antarctica disabuse you of that notion.
Tell me again what critical government function they are performing that is worth the millions we spend supporting it. Don't we already have a lifetime supply of ice core samples and pictures of penguins?
I don't live in Antarctica; I live in Ohio next to the Michigan line. I don't care how cold it is in Antarctica. What I care about is staying warm in Ohio.
Looks a tad nippy. Sorta the way a pack of rabid, ravenous velociraptors are a tad nippy.
ReplyDeleteKinda reminds me of footage from "The Thing"......spooky
ReplyDeleteReminds me of Thule... And it's NOT a fond reminder...
ReplyDeleteFortunately, they don't have livestock to feed.
ReplyDeleteTell me again what critical government function they are performing that is worth the millions we spend supporting it. Don't we already have a lifetime supply of ice core samples and pictures of penguins?
ReplyDelete--Hale
I don't live in Antarctica; I live in Ohio next to the Michigan line. I don't care how cold it is in Antarctica. What I care about is staying warm in Ohio.
ReplyDelete@newrebeluniv - They're guarding the spare Stargate, of course.
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