17th December 2010, 07:58 PM
I was talking to Maggie about this, and she said to me we sound like Jakies.... then I remembered - newspaper around our middles 2 or three socks... and a plastic bag to keep you waterproof plus a bin bag under your jersey and above your shirt and definately a Union Suit
or tights... I had lovely blue tights! NOT stockings! never make that mistake again!
so er... yes... as WEasel says the old army (and homeless/down and out) trick is always to concentrate on keeping the vitals around the stomach and intestines warm. and a good warm hat! Gloves I wear a thin pair beneath another pair.. Keep it covered! In the warm cabin, get yer kit off (not completely of course) before you go out... get it back on! Don't be a hero... if you are cold ... get WARM! I remember MAggie and I were working on a site up in the cairngorms... so cold you can't think... and that.. is dangerous! You work slow, you don't think... ! So look out for each other!
To cheer you up... here is Maggie on a mountain trying to record a building!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2115/2051...z.jpg?zz=1
We were so cold that we would repeat the same measurements to each other for about 5 minutes. Cold is dangerous.

so er... yes... as WEasel says the old army (and homeless/down and out) trick is always to concentrate on keeping the vitals around the stomach and intestines warm. and a good warm hat! Gloves I wear a thin pair beneath another pair.. Keep it covered! In the warm cabin, get yer kit off (not completely of course) before you go out... get it back on! Don't be a hero... if you are cold ... get WARM! I remember MAggie and I were working on a site up in the cairngorms... so cold you can't think... and that.. is dangerous! You work slow, you don't think... ! So look out for each other!
To cheer you up... here is Maggie on a mountain trying to record a building!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2115/2051...z.jpg?zz=1
We were so cold that we would repeat the same measurements to each other for about 5 minutes. Cold is dangerous.