Comments on: So, You’re Eight Months In And… http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/so-youre-eight-months-in-and/ Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:18:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Robin http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/so-youre-eight-months-in-and/comment-page-1/#comment-4648 Robin Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:05:19 +0000 http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/?p=2329#comment-4648 Hi Nick. I have been offered an opportunity to go through the processing to possibly land a job at McMurdo. My question is this......do you know of anyone from Louisiana that is or has worked there? I'm trying to find out if I'm completely bonkers for even considering this and what a fellow swamper would have to say. Thank you. Robin Hi Nick. I have been offered an opportunity to go through the processing to possibly land a job at McMurdo. My question is this……do you know of anyone from Louisiana that is or has worked there? I’m trying to find out if I’m completely bonkers for even considering this and what a fellow swamper would have to say. Thank you.

Robin

]]> By: Nick Morgan http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/so-youre-eight-months-in-and/comment-page-1/#comment-4272 Nick Morgan Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:54:34 +0000 http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/?p=2329#comment-4272 Hi Gerry, I asked our in-house meteorologist about it who does our observations and we have 2 towers that they use to get wind speeds and direction. One of them which is used for the main body of the METAR is near the skiway and the one in the remarks is from a tower located near the Clean Air Sector. These are both separate towers and instruments from what we use for the Atmospheric Research Observatory. Apparently there were many requests from the Air Nat'l Guard and from the American Meteorological Society annual conference and in 2008 the tower was added in the remarks. Nick Hi Gerry,

I asked our in-house meteorologist about it who does our observations and we have 2 towers that they use to get wind speeds and direction. One of them which is used for the main body of the METAR is near the skiway and the one in the remarks is from a tower located near the Clean Air Sector. These are both separate towers and instruments from what we use for the Atmospheric Research Observatory. Apparently there were many requests from the Air Nat’l Guard and from the American Meteorological Society annual conference and in 2008 the tower was added in the remarks.

Nick

]]> By: Gerry Duggan http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/so-youre-eight-months-in-and/comment-page-1/#comment-4259 Gerry Duggan Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:12:39 +0000 http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/?p=2329#comment-4259 Hi Nick, I follow the met reports regularly and see that it is pretty cold down there at the moment. METAR: NZSP 010550Z 09006KT 9000 IC FEW010 SCT070 M71/ A2811 RMK CLN AIR 07007KT ALL WNDS GRID. Just wondering what the remark CLN AIR means. It always seems to be close to but not equal to the normal reported wind. Regards Gerry Hi Nick,

I follow the met reports regularly and see that it is pretty cold down there at the moment. METAR: NZSP 010550Z 09006KT 9000 IC FEW010 SCT070 M71/ A2811 RMK CLN AIR 07007KT ALL WNDS GRID. Just wondering what the remark CLN AIR means. It always seems to be close to but not equal to the normal reported wind.

Regards

Gerry

]]> By: Nick Morgan http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/so-youre-eight-months-in-and/comment-page-1/#comment-4258 Nick Morgan Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:50:13 +0000 http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/?p=2329#comment-4258 Hi Alice, Thanks for the message. I grew up in Wisconsin so I know the winters up there very well. One thing about down here is that the wind is usually pretty calm. It doesn't get over 25 knots too often. The cold isn't so bad when it's not windy. I think the thing that I miss most is either being able to watch sports (I miss my Brewer games and Packer games) or driving my car. Before I came down here I was in Colorado and there are a lot of really nice winding mountain roads to drive on. Not to mention spectacular views. The first thing I want to do when I get back to the States is meet my new niece. I became an uncle in January and I haven't gotten to see her yet. I'm looking forward to it. I will probably miss the extremely laid back atmosphere down here. The pace is slow and the work is not very stressful. I will be assigned to a different job in January where I'm sure I will have a lot more on my plate to do. The peace and solitude like you mention is a really nice thing about being down here. But I'm sure ready to get back to real life! Nick Hi Alice,

Thanks for the message. I grew up in Wisconsin so I know the winters up there very well. One thing about down here is that the wind is usually pretty calm. It doesn’t get over 25 knots too often. The cold isn’t so bad when it’s not windy.

I think the thing that I miss most is either being able to watch sports (I miss my Brewer games and Packer games) or driving my car. Before I came down here I was in Colorado and there are a lot of really nice winding mountain roads to drive on. Not to mention spectacular views.

The first thing I want to do when I get back to the States is meet my new niece. I became an uncle in January and I haven’t gotten to see her yet. I’m looking forward to it.

I will probably miss the extremely laid back atmosphere down here. The pace is slow and the work is not very stressful. I will be assigned to a different job in January where I’m sure I will have a lot more on my plate to do. The peace and solitude like you mention is a really nice thing about being down here. But I’m sure ready to get back to real life!

Nick

]]> By: Alice Cox http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/so-youre-eight-months-in-and/comment-page-1/#comment-4253 Alice Cox Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:39:32 +0000 http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/?p=2329#comment-4253 I have been following your postings and info for months and I find it so incredible. It does get very cold and dark during the winter months where I live in MN but nothing like what you are going thru. In fact when it is hot and sunny now i think of the people at the South Pole and say a little prayer for you. I was weeding in my garden just yesterday and it was hot sunny and 86 and i thought wow no sun for over six months. What do you miss the most? What do you want to do first when you return stateside? What will you miss the most about the South Pole? as a working mom of two teenagers the peace and solitude sound very appealing to me..... I have been following your postings and info for months and I find it so incredible. It does get very cold and dark during the winter months where I live in MN but nothing like what you are going thru. In fact when it is hot and sunny now i think of the people at the South Pole and say a little prayer for you.
I was weeding in my garden just yesterday and it was hot sunny and 86 and i thought wow no sun for over six months.
What do you miss the most?
What do you want to do first when you return stateside?
What will you miss the most about the South Pole?
as a working mom of two teenagers the peace and solitude sound very appealing to me…..

]]> By: Nick Morgan http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/so-youre-eight-months-in-and/comment-page-1/#comment-4249 Nick Morgan Thu, 24 Jun 2010 07:45:52 +0000 http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/?p=2329#comment-4249 Haha...well in a way I do. I have a half dozen checksheets that I go through every day listing the date, time and putting down a bunch of checkmarks. Haha…well in a way I do. I have a half dozen checksheets that I go through every day listing the date, time and putting down a bunch of checkmarks.

]]> By: Turtle Haste http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/so-youre-eight-months-in-and/comment-page-1/#comment-4246 Turtle Haste Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:37:54 +0000 http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/?p=2329#comment-4246 Isn't it interesting what milestones are important? Do you have a calendar with big X's through the days? Isn’t it interesting what milestones are important? Do you have a calendar with big X’s through the days?

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