Nothing like a good white Russian while watching The Big Lebowski. :~)

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The mind is a weird and mysterious place

oh i was into white russians way before....
i was into everything way before...
have i told you about the time i
was at Adam and Eve's cave......

I imagine they had good apple cider, there. ;~)

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The mind is a weird and mysterious place

fig leaves everywhere...

White Russians?

Preparations for a Cold War evidently ongoing. Very cold.

That second picture makes me wonder how much they learnt from WW2 and the Murmansk convoys.
My Grandfather (RN 35 years, both WW's) said that, most of the time they were in Artic waters they would be out smashing the ice, so that they didn't become top heavy and roll over.

That second picture makes me wonder how much they learnt from WW2 and the Murmansk convoys.
My Grandfather (RN 35 years, both WW's) said that, most of the time they were in Artic waters they would be out smashing the ice, so that they didn't become top heavy and roll over.

Yes.
But the boat depicted whas moored in the harbor when the weather was very humid and cold.
Like this boat from Michigan.

So that Russian ship isn't going to immediately ready to leave port and deal with those pesky Swedes close offshore in the Baltic.

Hehe:)
Don't think so because the weather in the Baltic Sea is not that cold anymore and the ice would propably melt quickly.
And if they thought that it could be a good camouflage to perhaps look like an iceberg they are mistaken.
They would immediately be spotted since there has never been any iceberg in the Baltic Sea floating around.
The Russians know this as well.

If someone hears me complaining, have mercy and just shoot me.

Snapshots From a Land of Endless Night (or http://archive.is/lQw1n)

Readers [of the NY Times] describe the thrills and challenges of wintertime in the Far North.

For those who live just above the Arctic Circle, there is at least one day a year when the sun never pushes above the horizon. But there are many people who live even farther north who, after the winter solstice, don’t see the sun for weeks.

We asked readers who know arctic winters well to share their stories and photos of life in the polar darkness. Nearly 700 readers responded from areas all around the Arctic Circle.

Source: https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=82254&postid=1915407

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Apr 3, 1999 - May 3, 2020

Aydar Bakiyev, from Russia’s gas capital Novy Urengoy, didn’t have enough money for a Lamborghini, so he gave his Lada a makeover instead.
Meanwhile in Novosibirsk we can see the extremely cool - and coldest - Geländewagen in the world.
This luxurious off-roader - constructed from 6 tons of ice - was put together by the experimental car tuning wizards at Garazh 54 in two weeks.

http://siberiantimes.com/other/others/news/meet-the-ladaborghini-and-an-extremely-cool-mercedes-gelandewagen-made-of-ice/

Simon Nilsson from Strömsund jumped into the snow during a scooter ride in Borgafjäll in Västerbotten County. He completely disappeared.
"Maybe I had 50 centimeters from the head to the snow surface," he says.
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/jamtland/se-simon-forsvinna-ner-i-tva-meter-djup-sno

My country's federal, provincial and municipal building codes are very strict, especially in regard to emergency doors.

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Apr 3, 1999 - May 3, 2020

Tales of the frozen north for a frozen forum :

Cute: kitty slips and slides on icy road
https://www.accuweather.com/en/videos/animals/cute-kitty-slips-and-slides-on-icy-road/jkaxy0zte6zo-dttk4ahe5570cgdzyzl

Another story about a man with a good heart...............
Kitten frozen to road gets a second chance at life thanks to an attentive driver.

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Apr 3, 1999 - May 3, 2020