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[oncearanger]

Hey everyone.

First, if anyone here knew Ed Elric, he's left us for home. He was my lab partner and friend for the last few months, and I'm going to miss him.

Second: this cold isn't exactly the best environment for plant growth, but plants are an important food group for most of us. I've brought some spectrum lamps for plant growth back from Hydroponics on the base, along with some I built myself. There should be enough to power a small indoor agriculture operation for a while, and I'm working on more with my limited supplies.

Third: I'm also working on compact heaters if any of you ended up in unheated residences. The process is slow without supplies or collaborators, but if current progress holds, five should be ready within the week.

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[khajidont]

Not a whole lot yet. You find anything interesting?

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[oncearanger]

Not yet, I've largely been holed in and tinkering.

As nice as the climate looks...I'm from Southern California. I'm still not quite adapted to the chill.

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[khajidont]

Dude, I'm from El Paso. I feel your pain. This weather suuuuuucks.

I'm gonna suck it up and explore more later on though. Might as well get used to it.

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[oncearanger]

I've been practicing my snowboarding. It's definitely been a while.

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[khajidont]

See I don't know if you're joking here or if you've actually managed to get your hands on a snowboard.

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[oncearanger]

I've been trying to make one. It's not perfect, but I polished wood in the basic shape and I've been slowly molding it into a better board. I can now glide about the length of a block.

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[khajidont]

Sweet, it actually works without hills? I thought that sort of stuff only worked with skiing.

I've never actually done either before.

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[oncearanger]

At the moment, it's mostly using small hills. But if I could power a motor, I could really get it to work.

And I can definitely understand. We only learned to ski by taking a far trip up north.

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[khajidont]

A motor powered snowboard? If you figure one of those out, you have to show me. Just saying.

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[oncearanger]

You'll be the first to ride.