Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Escape is still possible

December 17, 2013
McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Why is there a door on the top floor of Big Blue (Bldg 155)?  I just noticed it a few days ago.  My first thought was that it was put in as an emergency exit in case of a big snowstorm.  Maybe they're planning for sea level rise when the Antarctic Ice Sheet melts.  I have yet to find a window in the building that opens.  Whatever the answer, now when I pass Big Blue I like to picture myself walking out that door onto a sea of white holding Big Red (the parka) close.

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