On (31 Mar 05) Rob McCart wrote to George Pope...
 RM> GP>Well, if it gets cold (here that means about -5 to -10 Celcius!), I
 RM> hole
 RM>   >up under my electric blanket, with my thermostat up to 85`F *G*
 RM>
 RM> Ha..  It's not even cold here until it gets down below -20c..
 RM> Round about where F and C meet (-40c) is where we start to wonder
 RM> if maybe we shouldn't play inside today...   B)

I spent a winter in northern Ontario when I was 17 (hitchhiked my way
there and sort of 'landed' for a while) so I saw(felt) -40 for the
first(&, I hope, last!) time -- but it still didn't feel as cold as -10
does here on the WE(s)T Coast! :P

(I've heard from immigrants from the (b)EAST that once they've done one
winter here(Vancouver area) they can't handle the cold back home any
more, so they just gave up and moved here!

(it's a real DAMP cold here, vs. just a dry cold east of the Rockies)

 RM> Electric blankets are handy, mainly because the air temp
 RM> inside my place at night was usually about +10c..

Not here -- if I can help it, the temp never drops below 25`C, but when
I have company over in the evening, I generally accommodate them by
nudging the 'stat down and cracking a window, which might drop the temp
down to 20`C by my bedtime, thus the need for the electric blanket!

(I abhor even a HINT of cold!)

Your friend,
<+]::-{)}  (Cyberpope(the Bishop of ROM!))



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