Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jim, I have been living in the Northeast of the US for more than 25 years (ouch!). I just don't have any "real" winter clothes to walk around for extended lengths of time. My outdoors exposure is confined mostly to walking from my car to my office and back again. I have a feeling I will be doing a lot of outdoors photography this winter so decided to gear myself up. Thanks for the tip re. alcohol :-) - - Phong On Thu, 21 Nov 2002 15:46:22 -0500 Jim Hemenway <jim@hemenway.com> wrote: > 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