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No - the crew said it is almost impossible to do with NW winds - West are best. It was also very gusty - 75mph could turn into 120 in a hurry. But - it sure was one of those once in a lifetime...

I'm the volunteer this week. I was hoping for this. My previous high wind was 86 mph. Got my first butt slide on the deck this morning, Check out the ObsCast later. Just came down from the...

Came across this on another forum

http://tinyurl.com/nz33mt

Right up there with going up in the van with Ryan in the driver's seat!

My wife put a pair of Seal Skinz gloves in my stocking for Christmas two years ago. I think she found them on sale at Beans. They are great for camera work and other activites in the cold and damp....

From my two weeks of volunteering there:

The kitchen is very well equiped. Only gadget I missed was a food processor. There is a stand mixer, a blender, and a good assortment of pans. The...

Thanks, Ryan. Sounds like I'm overly concerned. Must come from too many years of working in large buildings where the termostat is merely a wall decoration.

Thanks, Bill. The shorts stay home!. My last visit wasn't alarming, but I was surprised by the warmth in the kitchen and living room. I do prefer it cool - why else would I go up there in November!

I'm coming up Wednesday for a volunteer week. When I was up in August the living quarters would occasionally get a bit warm. Opening the door to the tower would take care of that. Probably not...

http://tinyurl.com/6gbovb

Sorry to sort of hijack the tread. Thanks for the tips. The tinyurl seems to work. Credit for this pic of Marty goes to my co-voluteer, Del

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Ah - thanks. How about if I convert link to a "tinyurl"?

Thanks, Brad. Definitely ok with me. I work on the picture thing so more when I not supposed to be working.

Thanks, Mark. I'm trying to figure out the image thing. Any tips would be appreciated.

http://a02-b02.mypicturetown.com:80/P2PwebCmdController/cache/.iVTkEAOeyC*widri0UZ5yKLCT%3DM%3D%3DfxNK*D-0DLif%26hhqPgqV9U62LqmMj0S*I/item.JPG?rot=0

Taken during my volunteer week in August. I...

I'll be one of the volunteers that week. I haven't been to the summit for too many years. Spent at lot of time in the northern Presidentials during my college years. Fortunately for the crew, I...