RE: Winter in Canada- First Year at the U-

  • From: "Chessor, Edward" <echessor@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "'DSP-EA-General@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <dsp-ea-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:37:21 +0000

I think it was January of 65 that we had a week of temperatures in the 20 to 35 
below range, with winds of 20 to 30 mph.  I remember turning on my radio in the 
morning to hear that the wind chill was 92 below zero F.  Canadian Army rules 
said soldiers were only to be sent out in emergencies.
I wore most of the clothes I owned for the walk to classes, about a mile.  
Going into the wind I mostly walked backward.
Some parents were not listening, children got frostbite walking to school.

I learned later that year that I could live in Vancouver, made the move 3 weeks 
after I graduated in 66.

Ed Chessor

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[mailto:dsp-ea-general-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bob Thomlinson
Sent: Friday, January 29, 2021 6:11 AM
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Subject: RE: Winter in Canada- First Year at the U-

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Thanks Dennis,

I remember that year, and the snowy drives to the University with my carpool 
onboard.

Some of the temperatures listed don't look very cold compared to the -23° we 
woke up to this morning.

I can't remember when Canada converted to the metric system. Are these 
temperatures Fahrenheit or Celsius?

Cheers,
Bob T

From: Dennisrmaki <dennisrmaki@xxxxxxxx<mailto:dennisrmaki@xxxxxxxx>>
Sent: January 28, 2021 5:25 PM
To: Wynn Payne <wynn.payne@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:wynn.payne@xxxxxxxxx>>
Subject: Re: Winter in Canada- First Year at the U-

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