Re: OT: Merry Christmas!

From:    Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...>
> Seconded, as a Brit moving to North Carolina. Oddly, though, I'm becoming
> acclimatised, which sucks a bit. Instead of being in shirt-sleeves in the
> winter, and just about coping with the summer, I'm coping adequately with
> the summer, and bundling up in layers to survive the winter.
Hmm.  I'm still not used to Chicago winters -- especially the weeks
on end when the high temperature doesn't exceed 20F (-7C).  Incidentally,
Houston just had its first White Christmas since consistent weather
records started to be kept 150-someodd years ago.  Of course, the snow
had all melted by 10 AM.

Barry Garcia wrote:
> I never understand why people who live in such climates like and even
> MISS those climates. That's hell to me.
Totally agree :).  Even the native Chicagoans I meet sympathize
when I express amazement that they are capable of maintaining
such a high level of civilization in such a barbarous environment.

> Yes, snow is pretty, blah blah blah, but it's an inconvenience and
> a hassle to me.
Agreed! I particularly dislike when it gets just warm enough to become
slush.

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