Host: Teresa
Book: The Diary of Libby Beaman by Betty John
Response of Book Club Members: This "diary" was written as a novel by Libby Beaman's granddaugher Betty John. It tells the story of Libby Beaman living in the Arctic Circle in the cold of January when it is almost total darkness all day and all night. I almost sent my husband Jack to the meeting because he did some army audits up in Fairbanks, Alaska in January and back in the 1970's he had some similar experiences as Libby. For example:
142 inches of snow that January
If the temp was below -30 degrees, you had to leave the cars running all the time
The coldest temp Jack saw was -63 degrees in Fairbanks that January
With the cars running all the time there was ice fog from the fumes of the car which meant that one person would drive and the other person would walk along beside the car giving directions like stay straight, make a turn, etc.
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