"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

Henry Beige said:
I don’t know how cold it has to be before skates stop working, but there comes a point where the pressure of the blade will no longer melt the ice to give that slender cushion of water that lubricates the blade and allows it to glide over the ice. In my six or seven years as a rink rat at Lake of the Isles, I only experienced it twice. At most temps, hockey will keep you warm enough, but when your skates start sticking, then it is really too cold to be outdoors at all.
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This is so true, my brothers and me as well as neighbor kids grew up playing river and rink hockey and at a certain temp the glide/skate is greatly reduced, I think today would be one of those days:oops:
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paulhilborn said:
This is so true, my brothers and me as well as neighbor kids grew up playing river and rink hockey and at a certain temp the glide/skate is greatly reduced, I think today would be one of those days:oops:
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Yikes! I'll never complain about the cold again! OK, I probably will. It'll be a half-hearted complaint though.
 
knarfeng said:
California will take all you can spare.
The ground level in the Central Valley has dropped 10 feet in some places due to water being pumped out of the ground, most of it going to irrigation of farm land.
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I feel for you folks down in California - it seems to be a never-ending state of drought. The last few years up here in Oregon have been pretty dry compared to our typical standards (and we've had the wildfires to prove it) but this winter has been the most "Oregon" it's been in quite some time. Never-ending rain and lots of snow - means we've staved off drought for this coming summer at least, which I hope translates to far less fires.
 
knarfeng said:
California will take all you can spare.
The ground level in the Central Valley has dropped 10 feet in some places due to water being pumped out of the ground, most of it going to irrigation of farm land.
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10 feet since when though? If you go back 100 years, it has dropped significantly more in places (9 meters from 1925 to 1977 in San Joaquin Valley, as documented by this famous photo: https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/land-subsidence-san-joaquin-valley )

There is subsidence in some of the areas where I work, but it is measured in centimeters, and is caused by mostly by other natural processes.
 
In October, we ended the longest run of rainless days in Sacramento history (212 days), and a couple of days after that we had the wettest day in Sacramento history (5.44 inches). The reservoir map is all over the place - many of the major reservoirs are well below the historical average for this time of year, but the one nearest to me is at 140% of its average level. The fire season and the flood season (and mudslide season) have all gotten crazier in the last decade, it seems like - the seven biggest wildfires in California history have all happened in the last four years.

We live in interesting times. Still, I'd rather live here than anywhere that needs negative numbers to describe the temperature - if you can handle living there, my hat is off to you. (No, no, you keep your hat on - it's too cold to salute me back!)
 
The history of the American West is the history of water. You may have heard the saying, "Whiskey's for drinking, water's for fighting." Now, water is a problem all the way around the globe. Feels like we are at a tipping point in so many aspects of our lives. We need to do something other than greed. But that's just me, talkin' on a Friday afternoon.
 
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