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From: PaulineG
Date: 04-19-2007, 02:16 AM (1 of 17)
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Its amazing what effect temperature has on things... 60 Californians put on sweaters (if they can find one in their wardrobe). 50 Miami residents turn on the heat. 40 You can see your breath. Californians shiver uncontrollably. Minnesotans go swimming. 35 Italian cars don't start. 32 Water freezes. 30 You plan your vacation to Australia. Minnesotans put on T-shirts. Politicians begin to worry about the homeless. British cars don't start. 25 Boston water freezes. Californians weep pitiably. Minnesotans eat ice cream. Canadians go swimming. 20 You can hear your breath. Politicians begin to talk about the homeless. New York City water freezes. Miami residents plan vacation further south. 15 French cars don't start. You plan a vacation in Mexico. Cat insists on sleeping in your bed with you. 10 Too cold to ski. You need jumper cables to get the car going. 5 You plan your vacation in Houston. American cars don't start. 0 Alaskans put on T-shirts. Too cold to skate. -10 German cars don't start. Eyes freeze shut when you blink. -15 You can cut your breath and use it to build an igloo. Arkansans stick tongue on metal objects. Miami residents cease to exist. -20 Cat insists on sleeping in your pajamas with you. Politicians actually do something about the homeless. Minnesotans shovel snow off roof. Japanese cars don't start. -25 Too cold to think. You need jumper cables to get the driver going. -30 You plan a two week hot bath. The Mighty Monongahela freezes. Swedish cars don't start. -40 Californians disappear. Minnesotans button top button. Canadians put on sweaters. Your car helps you plan your trip south. -50 Congressional hot air freezes. Alaskans close the bathroom window. -80 Hell freezes over. Polar bears move south. -90 Lawyers put their hands in their own pockets. Pauline
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User: PaulineG
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From: MotherInLaw
Date: 04-19-2007, 02:36 AM (2 of 17)
Oh Pauline I love that one.  Sounds about right but is that F or C? LOL
I'm regressing back into my youth, I just have to figure out how I'm going to convience my body to come along with me.
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User: MotherInLaw
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From: lendube
Date: 04-19-2007, 12:19 PM (3 of 17)
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That was great, Pauline. Lennie |
User: lendube
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From: Magot
Date: 04-19-2007, 02:54 PM (4 of 17)
F Susie - you can tell by when water freezes I am ashamed that British cars give up the ghost so easily - but lets face it - 2 " of snow and the entire country grinds to a halt! love and kisses, Jan
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From: vickki
Date: 04-19-2007, 05:23 PM (5 of 17)
2" of snow Jan that's only a sprinkle here.50 cm and people start to complain.....We have had rain for the pass 6 days...My son and I are designing an ARK figure we'll    need it soon if this continues....
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User: vickki
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From: mommydionne
Date: 04-19-2007, 09:34 PM (6 of 17)
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Well here in the lovely nation's capital we had 15+ cm of that white stuff (thats 6 inches in American  ) on Monday and today was 17 C (about 65 american ) and my tulips are sprouting with frost bitten tips!!!
Jeanette
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User: mommydionne
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From: DorothyL
Date: 04-19-2007, 10:39 PM (7 of 17)
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Jeanette, We had about 18 inches Monday but it's almost gone now. It was so depressing. Dorothy |
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From: MotherInLaw
Date: 04-20-2007, 12:40 AM (8 of 17)
Jan you should see it around New Orleans when it snows. The whole place comes to a stand still. We are trapped by bridges everywhere and they freeze making it impossible to get around because of the way people drive here.  If it snowed for more than one day here they would have to call a state of emergency. That's no joke. LOL
I'm regressing back into my youth, I just have to figure out how I'm going to convience my body to come along with me.
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User: MotherInLaw
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From: DorothyL
Date: 04-20-2007, 09:33 AM (9 of 17)
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Susie, Even here, where people drive in snow and ice 4 to 6 months of the year they forget the basics the first snow of the year. Dorothy |
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From: mommydionne
Date: 04-21-2007, 02:21 PM (10 of 17)
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Dorothy that's so true, the first snow of the year is accident central, today however is lovely, 22C, sunny, nice breeze and my neighbors just put in a lovely 4 foot high cedar privacy hedge along the fence line, I think they were tired of looking at all the little tykes plastic but what they don't know is we have a new cedar play structure in the garage to be built next week, it's at least 10 feet tall when done oh well, such is life in suburbia (sometimes I miss my 40 acres in the country!!! Jeanette
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User: mommydionne
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From: vickki
Date: 04-21-2007, 06:07 PM (11 of 17)
| We finally seen the sun today.Couldn't remember what that bright ball in the sky was.However I live about 5 minutes walk from the Atlantic Ocean and it is blocked with ice. So the wind is cold...I did the Lizzard theropy today.... |
User: vickki
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From: MotherInLaw
Date: 04-21-2007, 11:49 PM (12 of 17)
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Burrrr Vikki you make me cold just thinking about that block of ice. It was nice here today also, in the 80'sF. Tomorrow I'm going out and clean my car and take in some rays. I'm not looking forward to summer though,  the 90'sF LOL
I'm regressing back into my youth, I just have to figure out how I'm going to convience my body to come along with me.
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User: MotherInLaw
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From: PaulineG
Date: 04-22-2007, 06:10 AM (13 of 17)
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The ice in Newfoundland has even made the news here. I sure wouldn't like to be on one of those ships. We don't get snow at all in the area where I live but we've had to go through "accident central" a few times recently when it rained. We've had drought here for a few years (worst of all over the last 12 months). It is very slippery indeed for the first hour or so after the rain starts because there's been none at all for weeks on end. And not much when it does come. At the moment if it's raining I'll allow at least double the time I need to go somewhere so I don't need to worry about the traffic jams and/or accidents holding me up. My dd gets so excited at the moment when it rains that she goes outside and dances around in it. I'm hoping that soon it will return to the feeling of inconvenience and mild annoyance with rain rather than being so happy about it. This is because that will mean we've had heaps. Pauline
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User: PaulineG
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From: MotherInLaw
Date: 04-22-2007, 10:54 PM (14 of 17)
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Pauline, We had a similar experience here last year. When we moved here in November after the hurricane, it didn't rain for about 10 months. Then it was only a little. Now we are getting rain more often almost every week we have a good shower but the ground has been so dry it soaks it up and doesn't stay wet. At least this year I won't have to water the grass and plants I planted.
I'm regressing back into my youth, I just have to figure out how I'm going to convience my body to come along with me.
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User: MotherInLaw
Member since: 06-25-2005 Total posts: 1118
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From: beachgirl
Date: 04-23-2007, 03:39 PM (15 of 17)
| My DH turns on the heat when it gets down to 69 & sometimes 70. We don't get snow here but have a zillion traffic road wrecks when it rains. Even the snowbirds can't drive on it. Reason being since it's so warm here that when it rains the oil on the roads come to the top & is like driving on black ice in spots. I can get cool in the heat but if I get cold I can't seem to get warm again. I don't get cold as easy as DH though & don't want heat on at 70. I think snow is beautiful before anything walks on it. I love pictures of a fresh snow. We were raised with winter snows. I drove on icey roads & thought nothing of it. I'll stay here though. |
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From: Pcat
Date: 04-23-2007, 11:49 PM (16 of 17)
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Very funny! Having been raised in Chicago but now a 25 year Texas transplant, I have found my tolerance for cold winters has disappeared. But now, does anyone have a "chart" for the upper temp ranges? I'll have to think about that one. For instance, around here we don't use the word "hot" to describe the day unless it is over 98 degrees (F). G'nite from warm and windy N. Texas! Pam |
User: Pcat
Member since: 04-17-2007 Total posts: 20 |
From: PaulineG
Date: 04-24-2007, 05:10 AM (17 of 17)
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That's only a warm day Pam. It doesn't get truly hot till 104. I'm just bragging now. However my heater goes on anywhere under about 65. And I already have a jumper (sweatshirt) on. Pauline
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User: PaulineG
Member since: 09-08-2006 Total posts: 901 |
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