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Marta Marta Marta

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MARTA is the mass transit train system in Atlanta. They just upgraded the ticketing system. It was totally free for about 6 weeks, no ticket kiosks, or need for tickets, just walk through the turnstiles ... crazy stupid. I have sworn off using Marta several times and I still find myself back on it... We have been ridiculed, and been made very uncomfortable and worried about our safety a number of times. But it continues to be the best option getting to and from the ATL airport. I take the train from Doraville to the Airport. The entire length of the Gold Line. The city (I guess) is trying to get MARTA a bit more orderly before the FIFA events in Atlanta this year. They have a lot of work to do. Although I saw a few more security/MARTA Police and quasi security foilks, the same crazy bullshit is still happening. It is home to people who want to stay cool or get warm during the operaing hours. It's not a place to be... its a place to travel. The unmedicated mentally ill folks se...
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I am hanging low. There seems to be a lot to think about. Certainly I have a lot of projects either that need to be started, have been started and need finishing, or new ones to dream up. I feel the need to throw some stuff away. I shall list a whole bunch of stuff on ebay this afternoon. That will cure that itch just fine. There are reports of 10 feet of snow up in Oswego today. They have been getting some serious lake effect snows to be sure. Here is a pic a friend sent me from the ice from atop Mt. Erebus today. The sea ice really moved out this year. It is absolutely amazing. The helos stop flying today until next year and the station is getting ready for another winter.
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I was asked "Now, does it REALLY get cold in Antarctica, or is that hype?". I think that is a great question. For those familiar with the blog have seen open windows, fans, van heaters not on etc. Yes, it does really get cold in Antarctica. Yes, there is hype about the cold in Antarctica. The coldest temerapture on earth was recorded in Antarctica http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/YongLiLiang.shtml . It routinely gets below -100 degrees F at South Pole Station each winter. At South pole it never gets above 0 F (it may have one or twice in the last 50 years we have been watching.) However, Antarctica is a big place, larger than North America. It also has seasons. So there are extremes, especially in microclimate areas. The warmest teperature ever measured in Antarctica (supposedly)was + 59 F http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215022/climate.htm . The Peninsula is a lot different than most of the interior of Antarctica. I understand it rains there a lot in the summer. I hav...
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Trying to Reacclimatize in Upstate NY Winter right after return from Antarctica

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Today here in NY it was -12 F with a pretty good wind. It didn't feel very cold to me. The cold air as it comes into the lungs is quite familiar. The air is much more damp here and the snow is not as crisp as it would be at the same temperature in Antarctica. Even at -12 it feels damp. I do have to get some better winter clothes though. I respect the cold more than I used to. I see folks around here not preparing for the cold at all before they go out into it. I understand that the car will be warm in a few minutes and all that and it it is only a short walk between buildings. I guess the question is why suffer? Not dressing and getting cold even for brief periods is self imposed. If you get cold and you don't want to be cold something is wrong. I wish I could summarize the last 4 months on the ice but that just won't be happening. I guess it was too big of a deal, too much to summarize. I will be trying. I am off concentrating on some financial plans, aviation plans, a...
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I am glad I am home. I am getting used to all the people, activity, darkness and otherwise real life. I seem to have gotten ill between here and the ice. I will be spending more time in bed than I "oughta". Bonnie seems to have saved Calisto the llama' life.
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