Yesterday we enjoyed warming temperatures, beginning in the teens (F)
and rising to about 32.4 (F), during which nature blessed us with
more than a foot of snow, and unmeasurable quantities of sleet and,
finally, freezing rain, which had the effect of pounding down the
snow and then turning it into a crusty glaze. I went out this morning
to take pictures, but did not trip the shutter even once, as the
sleet and rain had cleaned out the trees and there was nothing much
to catch my fancy. I could have gone inland, where it was an all-snow
event, but assorted tasks drew me back to the homestead. Perhaps this
evening . . .
I would gladly trade you a bit of snow and ice for a modicum of your
heat.
--Bob Whitmire
"Art's just fart without the eff."
www.bwp33.com
On Jan 29, 2009, at 1:15 AM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> I'd like to apologise formally for all the smart-arse comments I may
> have made recently about people choosing to live in places where it
> freezes as if it were a strange and deranged behaviour. It's sitting
> on 44degC here right now for the second day (that's just over
> 111degF) and being a lifelong greenie I don't have aircon as we don't
> really get that much hot weather. <g> Relative humidity, 2%. Last
> night it plummetted to the high nineties (32C) so we were able to
> cool off a bit.
> I would like to note that -
> - hot ain't nearly as photogenic as cold.
> - it's easier to get warm than cool down.
> - there's no problem with reduced battery power.
> - over blood heat you can still lift a compact but can't be bothered.
> - man cannot live on icy poles alone.
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