That sounds very entertaining, Chris, but a pain to wear, I should think. I
spent several month-long detachments at Goose Bay, never my favourite time
away, although the flying was very good.
Chris
> On 17 Apr 18, at 00:05, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> While in the Air Force I would occasionally fly planes to Goose Bay,
> Labrador, where they would be quickly refueled and flown by another crew for
> the next leg of the journey. For those trips we would be issued Arctic
> outerwear, usually a thick parka. They were so thick (how...thick...were
> they?) that to look both ways before crossing a street you had to turn your
> whole body, otherwise you'd get a face full of rabbit fur.
>
>>
>> I'm quite entertained by the winter weather conditions in the
>> lower-48. Here in Alaska, the weather is almost summery. Lovely. I've
>> been wearing shorts and sandals all week. (Thankfully Walmart stocks
>> fake tan products)
>>
>> However, a gentle reminder of what usually is... I was entering in a
>> materials requisition for a fiber optics project and the first thing
>> that pops up is "Arctic Gear."
>>
>> We do take survival very seriously.
>>
>
> Chris
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