Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim- > Aha! Then I should do as you say, but not as you do? :>) :>) Sure - you'll probably be better off for it. My point was more that I'm passing on information and you're free to heed it or ignore it (as I do sometimes). I know full well the risks involved with drinking in the cold, and at least I make the decision to do so with those risks in mind. I have, however, never had a hypothermia call to either a ski area or a tailgate party, so empirically those must be safe... :-) - --Dan - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Hemenway" <Jim@hemenway.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:02 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Winter outdoors clothing for photography > Hi Dan: > > I think I wrote something about just "a drop of the creature." > > > PS- Consider the above null and void for skiing and tailgate parties. :-) > > Aha! Then I should do as you say, but not as you do? :>) :>) > > drb@MIT.EDU wrote: > > > > Jim- > > > > > That and a "drop of the creature" and you'll be plenty warm. > > > > > > Some say that alcohol only makes you feel warm(er) but then I ask, "if > > > that's the case, what's the difference." > > > > Be careful. I work as an EMT and when it gets cold, we start getting > > hypothermia calls. I'd say 80% of them are alcohol-related. Alcohol lowers > > your core temperature - you just feel warmer because it brings blood to the > > skin (and away from your internal organs). If you're going to be outside > > shooting for extended periods of time, alcohol isn't the best idea. I don't > > mean to be a pain in the ass, but I don't want to see unconscious, > > scotch-toting leicaphiles (especially in photo-kilts) on my next shift. :-) > > > > --Dan > > > > PS- Consider the above null and void for skiing and tailgate parties. :-) > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jim Hemenway" <jim@hemenway.com> > > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > > Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 3:46 PM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Winter outdoors clothing for photography > > > > > Phong: > > > > > > I had thought that you had been in my neighborhood for years... are you > > > a New England newbie just this year? > > > > > > Whomever has told you that it's as cold here as Minnesota was being a > > > bit disingenuous. > > > > > > We occasionally get some 5 degree days and nights in December but the > > > rest of the winter is usually between 20-30++ degrees during the day. > > > > > > My son, (21) has one of those extra warm winter parkas, aka "pahk-ah" > > > and never uses it, just goes out in a lined leather jacket. > > > > > > I get by pretty well with a pair of thinsulate gloves, a pair of LL Bean > > > type boots when it's wet, and an irish sweater with a light jacket or > > > just a ski jacket. > > > > > > That and a "drop of the creature" and you'll be plenty warm. > > > > > > Some say that alcohol only makes you feel warm(er) but then I ask, "if > > > that's the case, what's the difference." > > > > > > -- > > > Jim - http://www.hemenway.com > > > > > > > > > > > on 11/21/02 12:33 PM, Phong at phongdoan@mindspring.com wrote: > > > > > > > > > I just realize how woefully ill-prepared I am to deal with the > > outdoors in the > > > > > wintertime at this latitude (Boston), and would greatly appreciate > > tips and > > > > > advices on winter clothing, and other photographic matters. Something > > that is > > > > > also relatively inconspicuous in a cosmopolitan, urban setting. In > > > > > particluar, I would appreciate specifics for a parka/3-quarter coat. > > > > > > > > > > Much obliged, > > > > > > > > > > - Phong > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > > Jim - http://www.hemenway.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html