macbruce Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 You can say alot of things about our Russian comrades but but I've never heard the term whimps...... B) seen on FB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzonoqua Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Nice and warm by the fire, and I've heard vodka keeps you warm at those temperatures too! Also, where forging with gloves is permitted!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzonoqua Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 btw I would never condone drinking vodka and working a forge at the same time, just in case you all got the wrong idea!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted November 11, 2012 Author Share Posted November 11, 2012 You could say this is at the opposite end of the spectrum in regards to Rapid City.....I did see the particapants/demonstators indulge in a beer or two... :o ..But not me...... ^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Dave Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Doesn't the word Vodka in Russian mean antifreeze? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Lea (AKA 99pppo) Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 From my own experience I know that it is bloody hard to forge in cold conditions. So anybody that can work under these circumstances ows my respect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I think Hitler was the last guy to consider Russians wimpy! Worked out not so good for him! Really though they do not look uncomfortable... and likely they are not... recent research has shown that our bodies are remarkably adaptable to climatic variations. Hard for a native Idahoan like me to ever be comfortable in a Saint Louis summer... but the winters here are pretty soft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gaddis Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I think I see some grins too. Perhaps they are volunteering to be forging there. Carry on or carry me off to a warmer place....like M...ississippi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 In Santa Fe this morning, it is 22F, and windy, so there's the wind chill factor. Lots of folks think that we are low desert like Yuma, Arizona, and it's always warm. Santa Fe is at 7,000 feet and we have mountains next door, 10,000 plus. You wouldn't want to move here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gaddis Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Please MIster....Don't throw me into the briar patch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clodbuster Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Good stuff. I lived in Russia for a stretch and was impressed by the hardiness of the ice fisherman there. You would see them out on the ice, with a gale whipping snow across at 30 below, sitting on a bucket huddled under a full-body plastic bag for wind protection. And they'd stay out half the night - you'd see the lights out on the river. Of course the bottle of vodka beside each man's bucket contributed to the weatherproofing... They also are very proud of what they term "walrusing" or cutting holes in the ice for winter swimming. Quite the place, I've no doubt their blacksmiths are a hardy bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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