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5 degrees right now with a -25 wind chill. I know half the country is cold but ive never walked outside before and had my breathe taken away like i did about a hour ago when i walked outside. And for you guys with the liquids that freeze after taking out of freezer:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...9022407AAwIVKJ

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Originally Posted by -Catherin- (Post 1261669)

Stockton Springs / Belfast area

For such a small town it's pretty surprising how there are a few really great places to eat in Belfast.

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Originally Posted by Thulack (Post 1261799)

ah interesting stuff!

It's like...11 right now I think, but we have 25-35mph winds, with gusts up to 45-50mph THAT IS COLD!!!

Negative 20 with a negative 42 windchill yesterday in Minneapolis. Currently 0 with a negative 17 WC. I cannot wait for Friday and low 30s.

My glasses have a sheet of ice on them the entire time I'm outside thanks to my breath. It's awesome in a oh god I hate this this is awful kind of way.

All sumer, I cant wait for winter I cant wait for winter F this heat F this humidity

seasons....having them can suck

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Originally Posted by Rhambuk (Post 1261855)

All sumer, I cant wait for winter I cant wait for winter F this heat F this humidity

seasons....having them can suck

During the summer i'm living it up just because i know winter is coming. We got lucky last year around here and only had like 2 snow storms and one was in october so knew this year was gonna suck but damn is it ever. had about 6 storms already and these cold streaks suck.

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Originally Posted by Lojik (Post 1261826)

For such a small town it's pretty surprising how there are a few really great places to eat in Belfast.

Yeah I love the area. The only problem is that the bank sustains it.

The town wasn't much more than a slum before MBNA/Bank of America rolled in, and will return to that state when the bank leaves. its the only major source of jobs in the area.

Now to the food:

Alexis is a great little pizza joint on a corner downtown.

Lot of great seafood places down on the harbor.

If you havnt been to Rollies downtown its a MUST. That is my normal hangout as well as most of the locals. Just a hole in the wall diner/pub. not much room. but the best you will find in the area.

Ming's is great on Searsport Avenue for Chinese. there is also a really good thai food place on the same road but I don't eat there due to nut allergies. Angler's is another great seafood place on that road

And then for those who just care about getting drunk and stupid we have "The Lookout" down on the harbor. The locals call it "The Blackout"

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Originally Posted by dav (Post 1261765)

I didn't think that was the argument anyone was having. The argument was that we have "no mountains to enjoy all that winter". That's very much false, skiing is huge in parts of NH/VT and even maine on the Green/white mountains.

I didn't provide a picture of McKinley btw, those are all of Washington/the presidential range in NH.

An interesting side conversation is discussing how "big" mountains are. Of course the mountains on the east have a typically lower elevation than those of the rockies due to the east being closer to sea level (also a fascinating topic if you're ever interested in figuring out exactly how that is determined) however Mt. Washington's Prominance is still the 59th highest in the US, and sans Hawaii/Alaska it is the 25th most prominent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._United_States

That said, on a global scale McKinley is the only one that is really significant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._by_prominence

Hurray for both winter and mountains, a few of my favorite things!

Edit: Added US Prominance ranking for only the continental US because I got curious and thought you may be too :D

Interesting reads sir! Thanks for the links!

Baby steps across the country
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Baby steps to sugarloaf mountain
Baby steps to the peak
Baby steps to win!