Re: [silk] Silklisters in Boston/Cambridge?

2017-03-29 Thread Chew Lin Kay
On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 7:48 PM, John Sundman wrote: > . > > What will you be studying at Harvard? > > jrs > > > ​Given that I don't currently cycle, if I don't learn by November I might as well put a hiatus on that endeavour until the summer... Divinity school, MDiv with a

Re: [silk] Silklisters in Boston/Cambridge?

2017-03-29 Thread John Sundman
> On Mar 29, 2017, at 12:40 AM, Chew Lin Kay wrote: > > don't cycle when it's cold > outside. It’s OK to cycle when it’s cold outside. Just don’t cycle over the Longfellow Bridge when it’s life-threateningly cold. What will you be studying at Harvard? jrs

Re: [silk] Silklisters in Boston/Cambridge?

2017-03-28 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
On 29/03/17, 10:10 AM, "silklist on behalf of Chew Lin Kay" wrote: > Right, so wear many layers, don't drive and don't cycle > when it's cold outside. I'm Singaporean, the complaining > should come easy.

Re: [silk] Silklisters in Boston/Cambridge?

2017-03-28 Thread Chew Lin Kay
Right, so wear many layers, don't drive and don't cycle when it's cold outside. I'm Singaporean, the complaining should come easy. Got it! On 29 Mar 2017 9:33 AM, "Biju Chacko" wrote: > On 29 Mar 2017 05:48, "Sean Doyle" wrote: > > > > > I really don't

Re: [silk] Silklisters in Boston/Cambridge?

2017-03-28 Thread Biju Chacko
On 29 Mar 2017 05:48, "Sean Doyle" wrote: I really don't think it's bad at all but it's probably Stockholm Syndrome. This explains why I think, "Traffic is pretty good today" when it takes "just" 30 minutes to cover the 7km to work. -- b

Re: [silk] Silklisters in Boston/Cambridge?

2017-03-28 Thread Sean Doyle
I've been in Boston for more than 25 years - it seems completely normal to me. But yes - a) Layers. b) Pay attention to the weather forecasts for temperature. Predictions of precipitation are often wrong but wind chill predictions are subjectively accurate :-). c) If you're going to drive a car -

Re: [silk] Silklisters in Boston/Cambridge?

2017-03-28 Thread Thaths
On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 10:10 PM Chew Lin Kay wrote: /delurks And excepting that, anyone has tips to help a tropical baby survive her first winter? (how is it snowing in March?!) The cold is just one part of the misery. The other is the dearth of daylight. I strongly

Re: [silk] Silklisters in Boston/Cambridge?

2017-03-28 Thread John Sundman
Comments within, jrs > On Mar 28, 2017, at 7:13 AM, Venkatesh Hariharan wrote: > > Cover yourself with many layers of clothing in winter. And have a stiff > drink before attempting to cross the Charles River bridge in the height of > winter. Brrr that was one of the

Re: [silk] Silklisters in Boston/Cambridge?

2017-03-28 Thread Venkatesh Hariharan
Cover yourself with many layers of clothing in winter. And have a stiff drink before attempting to cross the Charles River bridge in the height of winter. Brrr that was one of the coldest experiences of my life. Venky On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 4:39 PM, Chew Lin Kay