06 January 2019

A Cold Day, and U.S. Navy news

Greetings, fellow travelers! It's been a standard winter day (Mark 1, Mod 0) here in southcentral Alaska. It was -2° F. when I awoke, dropped to -5 around sunrise. That's 10:30 am today, for the record. It's back up to -2 now, at a few minutes past 3.



And the U.S. Navy has announced that it's naming the next Arleigh Burke destroyer, hull number DDG-128, after deceased Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens. That's a big deal for us. :)

The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile-destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) is seen in Yokosuka, Japan on May 22, 2018. The US Navy has announced it will name its newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer (DDG 128) the USS Ted Stevens. (US Navy photo by Garrett Zopfi/Released by FLEACT Yokosuka Public Affairs Office)


9 comments:

Toirdhealbheach Beucail said...

Wow Reverend. That just sounds bitterly cold to my (now) Southern blood.

Well Seasoned Fool said...

Brrr! Looks like along the Yampa River in NW Colorado.

Howard Brewi said...

Now -28 here at Kenny Lake Ak.

threecollie said...

12 degrees here this AM. Froze the mud so the walking was good.

Rev. Paul said...

TB, it's not particularly cold for us. But it's colder than many ever see, so we understand.

WSF, the main difference is that we're less than a thousand feet above sea level.

Howard, welcome! -28 is a good start to an Alaskan winter. I kinda sorta wish it was that cold here. Yeah, I'm one of those people. :)

threecollie, if it's going to be muddy, then "frozen" is the best kind.

LindaG said...

I remember those days. Any ice fog?
Stay warm and be safe, Reverend. God bless!

Rev. Paul said...

Linda, we get freezing fog, but actual ice fog is found only farther north. For better or worse, it doesn't get quite cold enough, this far south.

LindaG said...

Ah, yes. When we were in Fairbanks they called it ice fog. Would get really bad in the winter with all the cars on the road around the bases.
But at the same time it was kind of neat, too.

Rev. Paul said...

Linda, a "freezing fog" forms a thick frost which is difficult to melt or clear. Ice fog forms crystals, like sugar crystals on a string hanging in a glass of sugar water.