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MIMX wrote:
Jiphy wrote:
Burt Reynolds wrote: Yes, but however nice the weather is, you do have the disadvantage of living in France.
Yes, how silly I was to sell my castles in England ?!
Jiphy mate don't let him bother you, at least you don't have the English as your neighbours!.
I never bother gentlemen Jiphy. I think we both secretly enjoy the camaraderie. 
Burt Reynolds wrote:
MIMX wrote:
Jiphy wrote:
Burt Reynolds wrote: Yes, but however nice the weather is, you do have the disadvantage of living in France.
Yes, how silly I was to sell my castles in England ?!
Jiphy mate don't let him bother you, at least you don't have the English as your neighbours!.
I never bother gentlemen Jiphy. I think we both secretly enjoy the camaraderie.
L'Entente Cordiale in practise.
MIMX wrote:
Jiphy wrote:
L'Entente Cordiale in practise.
Auld alliance mate, auld alliance.
I know. France had this agreement long before l'Entente Cordiale. And Scots are generally warmly welcome in France (by the way do everything possible to win against Lyon this week - I hate this team, I will be on your side !) compared to the English. But you are less to come... The English exploit you so much all your life that you cannot afford to retire in the South of France like them...
And then, there is also this special relation with the English. What means to be English without France or what means to be French without England as we had made our histories upon each other ? An African friend once told me that we were "enemy brothers". We happily made war between us through centuries, invaded each others (maybe our history books are not full of glorious victories but we had invaded England), competed in many fields, colonized as much as we could until the day we realised that Germany wanted to enter the club... Since then, it seems that the English and the French have a new similar attitude. "Don't fuck up with this..., erm, MY friend or you will also get into troubles with me".
Jiphy wrote:
...(by the way do everything possible to win against Lyon this week - I hate this team, I will be on your side !) compared to the English. But you are less to come... The English exploit you so much all your life that you cannot afford to retire in the South of France like them...
It's not that we can't afford to live in the south of France it's just that for every Scot there's about 15 Englishmen (and they still couldn't conquer us).
We Are The People, don't worry mate Rangers won't let you down.
I'm looking forward to a Champions League Auld Firm game.
MIMX wrote:
EdelBrock wrote: Temps around 69F during the day and 56F at night... ...Jenn, do watch out for wearing too many layers....
Hello John.
It's not like you to turn up on a thread disagreeing with something I've said.
But you where taught what to wear by the USMC, and I only live in a place on the same latitude as Moscow, in one of the wettest, and often seemingly coldest, places in the world.
Your Temp is 69F day & 56F at night, mines are around 0 by day and -2 downwards by night (when I'm normally out), but of course, I've been dressing inappropriately for the last 41years!
Wasn't disagreeing with you... or at least I didn't think I was. Was adding to it, and actually agreeing...
You are aware I've trained in areas other than California, right? The information I'm giving is when I did winter training up in the Mountians. 15 feet of snow, -18F (-28C), and we lived in the snow for 30 days. Making water from snow, and having only 3 sets of clothes for that time period... we mainly slept in holes in the snow. No heaters, no indoor areas, just sleep, eat, and train. Sweat was a killer, and I had 5 of my men go down with hypothermia simply because of overdressing. (and cotton is evil because it never dries out and loves to absorb moisture).
Now granted Jenn or yerself are not going to live in the snow like this, but you really don't need alot of layering, simply the right layering.
EdelBrock wrote:
...Now granted Jenn or yerself are not going to live in the snow like this, but you really don't need alot of layering, simply the right layering.
Fuck, blow me over with a feather, we were in agreement!
It snowed here in Connecticut about three inches two days ago, but it was enough to create enough traffic that my 10 minute bus ride to work lasted a half hour.
And layering? It's been about 30F here during the day for the past week, so yes, you need to layer, but it's all about how you layer. I find that I'm warmer when I wear a regular jacket over my clothes and put my winter coat on top of it.
It snowed for this first time here in Aomori prefecture, Japan (northern Japan) about three weeks ago, but then it melted. It's snowed since then, but it's melted, so it's like a pattern of, 'snow a bit, then melt' ETC ETC ETC
The weather reports say that it'll snow later tonight or something. On the other hand, it gets to be 30 to 35 degrees (celsius, by the way) in the summer here.
leather_girl wrote: It snowed for this first time here in Aomori prefecture, Japan (northern Japan) about three weeks ago, but then it melted. It's snowed since then, but it's melted, so it's like a pattern of, 'snow a bit, then melt' ETC ETC ETC
The weather reports say that it'll snow later tonight or something. On the other hand, it gets to be 30 to 35 degrees (celsius, by the way) in the summer here.
Sounds class. I love the idea of scorching summers and deadly cold winters.
Funny though that Japan should be that way, since it's slap bang in the middle of the ocean.
Doctor? wrote:
leather_girl wrote: It snowed for this first time here in Aomori prefecture, Japan (northern Japan) about three weeks ago, but then it melted. It's snowed since then, but it's melted, so it's like a pattern of, 'snow a bit, then melt' ETC ETC ETC
The weather reports say that it'll snow later tonight or something. On the other hand, it gets to be 30 to 35 degrees (celsius, by the way) in the summer here.
Sounds class. I love the idea of scorching summers and deadly cold winters.
Funny though that Japan should be that way, since it's slap bang in the middle of the ocean.
Well so is Britian
But not all of Japan is like that, no snow ever in Okinawa
Amori prefecture, I think that's the prefecture that villagers resorted to cannabilism in the late 1800s due to constant droughts and harsh winters, isn't it?
I spent ages de-icing my car this morning. I'm dreaming of a White Christmas. I live at the edge of some stunning countryside and am hoping for a lovely walk in the snow over the christmas period, followed by some potato hash and mulled wine at Rivington Barn.
Thanks Mum and Dad for abandoning me over Christmas. Flying off to hotter climes, practically orphaning me - selfish fecks 
It snowed up in the mountians that are about a 2 hour drive away and to the top. Will probably take the kids this weekend.
Gotta love Southern California, you can live in warm temps and go visit the snow if you want, and leave it right where it belongs, not outside my home
Missy Jem wrote: I spent ages de-icing my car this morning.
hey...have you guys not heard of these wonderful things...
we call them garages...no scraping...hell, don't even have to walk in the rain to get to the car...
and they say WE'RE uncivilized...
:evil:
We ALL have garages Jeffy, but we use them for brewing beer and keeping pigeons as well as storing various nick nacks. Nobody actually parks cars in them, how stupid is that???
Missy Jem wrote: as well as storing various nick nacks.
Especially the Scampi & Lemon ones...
Snorri xxx
put on a bet that its gonna snow in london on xmas day, its a strong hunch, though dont risk your house, coz of global warming, lol
