Sunday February 23 1997 14:08, Bill Tracy wrote to Doug Wilson:
 BT> Here in the Boston area yesterday we had record outside temperatures
 BT> of 72 degrees F instead of the cold weather at a normal of 25 degrees
 BT> F. The result
 BT> of the unusually hot weather using TELIX on a 14,400 Baud modem the
 BT> other local BBS in our area would not hand shake once connected. They
 BT> worked fine at 2400 baud. Today now that the Weather temperatures are
 BT> normal TELIX is also working normal.
 BT>
 BT> Did U ever hear of such a thing?
 BT>
 BT> -=Bill=-
 BT> * Calling from Andover, Massachusetts f/k/a/ 1:324/111
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 BT>  + Origin: Orion BBS "Where the Stars Hangout!" 508-970-0064
 BT> (1:324/272)
Hello Bill!
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     /     \
   \/\/     |   Hahahaha.. ROTFLMAO!!!
    |  (o)(o)
    C   .---_)   Now your pulling our leg..  
     | |.___|
     |  \__/    I don't know what brand of Modem your using,
     /_____\    or even whether your dialing (Touch-tone or Pulse)
    /_____/ \   but I've had no problem with dialing out and establishing
   /         \  a good connection, under adverse weather conditions..
                from 10 degrees with Ice hanging on the trees and phone
                line to several weeks of 100 plus temperatures.
                using a 14.4k and a 33.6k USR Robotics Modem and Touch-tone
                with Telix for Dos..
                and I've connected with friends in Alaska, Northern Canada
                and Japan who have far colder Temperatures that you do in
                Massachusetts..
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Regards,
George Vandervort
InterNet: georgev@itouch.net
Web Site: http://gv.itouch.net
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... I hate it when I put in my $.02 worth, and get change back!
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