>but by then we couldn't remember the context. a good idea even in warm >weather. think before you speak. consider whether there is enough of a point >to verbalize (or type) .... :-)
Well, okay, I'll own up - back home, when there still used to be such a thing, was a rather pleasant Mediterranean-type place where we knew a lot about heat but snow was picturesque-looking stuff on the tops of distant mountains. We'd never seen it up close and nothing ever froze over. Cold meant wet, and when it got really cold it also blew hard, but stayed wet, and then we'd read in the papers with some awe that an iceberg had drifted really close, less than a thousand miles to the south. We'd mutter sagely that the weather was changing, as people always will when things ain't wot they used to be, which they never are, not even nostalgia, and now even the climate isn't - but those folks still haven't seen a snowstorm, and almost certainly never will. When I did finally experience cold, I couldn't figure why people did it (even after spending an hour lying on my back on a bit of frozen tundra watching the aurora). I still can't - why not just go where it's warm? Beats me. You're right though - we didn't know what the hell we were talking about, that much is true, and in this instance I still don't: the context? Skiing at -40 F or C, frost-bitten lungs and diesels. Naah. Not balmy enough. The context I think of is what all the Indonesians, Thais, Indians, Kenyans, Guatemalans and all the other folks who know enough to choose a more sensible climate must think at this time of year when all talk turns to how to keep your home warm and stop your diesel getting frostbite. Many of them and all the Ozzies, New Zealanders and South Africans are thinking of the slap-up dinner they'll be scarfing in a week, in the midst of a blazing summer, made up of all the very best sorts of food traditionally needed to keep Northerners' innards warm and their hopes from flagging in the middle of a frozen winter. Best Keith >Steve Spence >Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter >& Discussion Boards. Read about Sustainable Technology: >http://www.green-trust.org >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Keith Addison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> >Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 2:29 AM >Subject: Re: [biofuel] Re: cold weather starting > > > > >back home it was so cold, the spit never left your lips ;-) > > > > :-) > > > > Right, back home it was so cold the words came out of your mouth as > > blocks of ice and we had to thaw them out before we could hear what > > the hell we were talking about. > > > > >Steve Spence > > >Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter > > >& Discussion Boards. Read about Sustainable Technology: > > >http://www.green-trust.org > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> > > >Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 5:11 PM > > >Subject: [biofuel] Re: cold weather starting > > > > > > > > > > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Kim & Garth Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > Actually, when I lived in Canada, we did ski in -40. It was great > > > > > because there were so few people on the hill. I loved it. BTW, - > > > > 40 is > > > > > both C & F, it is the point where they meet. > > > > > > > > > > I had a 1/4 ton truck that was diesel, we used to just leave it run > > > > when > > > > > it got that cold. > > > > > > > > > > Bright Blessings, > > > > > Kim > > > > > > > > > > > > Don't do anything strenous enough to make you gasp for breath, or > > > > break into a sweat. Frost-bitten lungs are worse than Pneumonia and > > > > damp clothing leads to hypothermia rather quickly. Drinks lots of > > > > fluids, and eat plenty of high-calorie foods. Use a 'Buddy system' if > > > > possible. Don't be out alone when it gets that cold. > > > > A simple rule of thumb is if you can't spit on the ground without it > > > > freezing before impact, it's cold enough to be careful. > > > > > > > > Motie ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Rent DVDs Online-No late fees! Try Netflix for FREE! http://us.click.yahoo.com/XfSp7B/XlOFAA/46VHAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
