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| From | Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.software.firefox, misc.consumers |
| Subject | Re: UK Sissies Afraid of of Winter |
| Date | 2026-01-06 02:21 -0700 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <10jik7b$3l8mv$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <c8094d91e3e9cd72a9d037f5d9692c5e@m2usenet.local> <10jhqs0$3e0rj$1@nntp.eternal-september.org> |
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On 1/5/2026 7:09 PM, Alan K. wrote: > On 1/5/26 2:16 PM, Jason wrote: >> I laugh when I see all those web sites showing what a disaster the >> winter weather is in the UK when temperatures reach -6 C. That temp >> comes out about 21 degrees Fahrenheit. >> >> These UK sissies ought to try the US Midwest weather at 0 to 10 F - >> which is -17 C to - 12 C. >> >> https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/37811161/schools-closed-uk-snow-ice- >> warnings/ >> >> --- Digital Signature --- >> zRx6UU9hZd4OL80RYTBjUaj3SWaTd1J29m7aVs7UvsHvvahijEnXf+pp4LZJvObvVO0ubk3fa/UVVL6ct0KZBQ== >> > I drove from the great lakes to west coast in Jan 1967. > > We stopped somewhere in Nebraska (middle of US North). It was -36 F. > which is ironically about -37 c. It was COLD!!! the engine oil > froze. We had to push the car into a near by gas station and asked if > we could leave it there while we went for breakfast across the screen. > It did start after a while. Never have seen it that cold. > > We got to Salt Lake City Utah (almost there) which is in a valley, over > the Rockies. When we came down out of the Rockies the temp went up to > freezing, 32 F. That was a change of 68 degrees. We were standing in > the snow with t-shirts on. To us it was warm!!!! > > It is all relative. When I was 6 or 7 years old, I lived in the Midwest--Indiana to be specific. I joined a tackle football league that met, practiced, and played in a local park. All of us kids had "real" uniforms: padded pants, shoulder pads, cleats, etc, and when it was cold we had on wool pants and sweaters (and another layer or two underneath). The ground was rock hard, all our teeth were chattering, the wind was blowing. We probably all were sure that the experts were wrong: Hell isn't hot. One such cold winter day, a strange kid who none of us know walked over to watch our practice. He was strange as in a stranger and he was strange because this was one of those cold days I described above and he was wearing shorts and a tee shirt! Our coach stared at the kid for a little bit then asked "Hey kid, are you an Eskimo or something?" The kid says "Yes sir." Then added that his family had just moved down to the states from Alaska (then still a territory for another decade). By the next year the kid was shivering and bitching about the weather just like the rest of us. -- Jeff Barnett
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UK Sissies Afraid of of Winter Jason <jason@yahoozie.net> - 2026-01-05 19:16 +0000
Re: UK Sissies Afraid of of Winter "Alan K." <alan@invalid.com> - 2026-01-05 21:09 -0500
Re: UK Sissies Afraid of of Winter Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> - 2026-01-06 02:21 -0700
Re: UK Sissies Afraid of of Winter R Daneel Olivaw <Danni@hyperspace.vogon.gov.invalid> - 2026-01-06 10:37 +0100
Re: UK Sissies Afraid of of Winter Dave Royal <dave@dave123royal.com> - 2026-01-06 12:42 +0000
Re: UK Sissies Afraid of of Winter Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2026-01-06 19:18 +0000
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