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Tuesday, August 7. 2007

Getting hot today in Yankeeland

We should be grateful for the free heat, since we pay plenty for heat from October through May. Thought this photo from last winter might help us cool off.

 

Posted by Bird Dog in The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 05:11 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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Having been born and raised in WNY near Buffalo I can give my exact feeling about that image: 'A half-hour to clear out the driveway so I can get out... or an hour if other people have to use it.'

Yes there are reasons why I looked for a job out of the snow-belt... so pretty to look at! But the sweat factor... ahhh.... much better the heat of summer with iced tea than the cold of winter roasting under layers of clothing that one dumps as they work and the sweat drenching all of them. Until you finally stop, that is, then rush around like a fool to put it all back *on*.
#1 ajacksonian (Link) on 2007-08-07 09:52 (Reply)
That never bothered me. It only bothers me when hunting, skiing or hiking in the winter. There's nowhere to drop the clothes you need to shed.
#1.1 BD on 2007-08-07 12:09 (Reply)
Very true! Unless, of course, you didn't pay attention to where you put the clothes... and just shoveled merrily along... ahhh... the fun of digging through snow banks and the re-piling snow... mind you when I lived in Buffalo you could do the complete job, turn around and witness the snow falling from the sky to gracefully start filling it all in again. Such fun and frivolity!

About the only thing I could do while out in the wilds or on long treks was the 'loosen the cuffs, open the jacket and untuck everything' for airflow. It never worked well.

I came to hate winter.
#1.1.1 ajacksonian (Link) on 2007-08-07 19:00 (Reply)
Too bad.

I love it. But then again, I have trained myself to love every day that I am alive and healthy, regardless of external circumstances.
#1.1.1.1 BD on 2007-08-07 19:29 (Reply)

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