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San Francisco is known for absurdity
...But I think this is the craziest thing in the city.
An outdoor ice-skating rink. It is open from November until right after New Year's. The average temperature at that time hovers around 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
They park a giant truck next to the Embarcadero Center fountain to power the cooling coils that freeze the water that makes the ice. Which I am sure is contributing to the hole in the ozone layer right now, as I type.
But! We get to skate on ice, outdoors, under the palm trees.
November 20, 2006 10:23 PM
You know, that rink always makes me smile.
nathan and i checked out the huge cooling coils all frozen and stuff - like a HUGE refrigerator... fabulous stuff. are you up for a skate? you know i used to take skating lessons as a kid... i can twirl and skate backwards... but falling still hurts!