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So whats it like where you are ?
A bit brisk this morning.
Maybe that is why so many British people live here .... mostly here to stay as well. Low cost of living, some culture (like the literary festival in a few weeks), and the sea all probably help as well.
There are a few Dutch (but then their ancestors - and mine - built the nicest bit of the place, the colonial fort) and a scattering of other immigrants
However more to the point Essex_Boy should be worrying more about his weight (see his other thread in Foo)
It's been a fairly warm winter here in central Illinois, so we've only had a few days so far this winter where the *high* temperature for the day was -3F or thereabouts, which equates to -19C. The coldest I've ever experienced was somewhere in the neighborhood of -20F (-29C) with a driving wind making for a windchill around -80 (-62C).
And Illinois is by no means the most frigid place in America to be. Go north to the latitude of London and it's a *lot* colder.
It's not "cold" outside until the contents of your nose freeze when you breathe! ;)
For some practical advice: Go outside and take a brisk walk. You'll find the cool air bracing and invigorating once you get used to it. Just don't work so hard that you breathe too quickly or deeply - you'll want the air warmer before it reaches your lungs.
On a side note, does anyone else find it strange that Celsius degrees are so much bigger than regular degrees? Fahrenheit is a much more precise scale.
I can't remember why I live here (Fairbanks, AK)
On a side note, does anyone else find it strange that Celsius degrees are so much bigger than regular degrees? Fahrenheit is a much more precise scale.
Today, I walked out the door and felt positively warm- at a 'mild' -0.5C!
Not only do we use decimals, but I normally hear F temp as "in the 90's", so no score for accuracy there
Edit for mis-spelling "accuracy"
[edited by: Shaddows at 9:58 am (utc) on Jan. 7, 2009]
On a side note, does anyone else find it strange that Celsius degrees are so much bigger than regular degrees? Fahrenheit is a much more precise scale.
Fahrenheit is basically a pretty stupid scale. It is based on body temperature being 100 degrees (it isn't) for the high. The origins of the zero point have been disputed for years.
At least C is based on universal constants.
universal constants
"Water" does not exist at zero pressure (sublimates from ice to steam when it gets hot enough- anyone know what temperature?). As such, the boiling and freezing point does not exist either.
Anyway, they're both stupid.
Its 273K at the moment.
[edited by: Shaddows at 10:03 am (utc) on Jan. 7, 2009]
I prefer the Spring and Autumn.
I agree that farenheit is a silly way to measure temperature just like pounds and ounces, feet and inches and pounds shillings and pence it was invented ages ago by simple folk who couldn't grasp the concept of "user friendly" measuring systems.
12 can be divided (or, quite literally, shared) between 1, 2, 3, 4 or 6.
Base-16 measurements can be halved, halved and halved again.
Base-10 can only be shared by 2 or 5, so not so useful for actual real-world stuff, only for calculation. As calculation became more important to most people than counting (for MOST people, only in the last few generations), metric units rose in prominance.
Lovejoy
I need all the excess blubber to keep me warm!
I'm sure it does burn extra calories just to keep yourself warm in this weather, so we can consider it a helping hand with the new year weight loss plan!
There are even those that would go so far as to say that central heating has played a part in our current obesity problem in the west.
Today, I walked out the door and felt positively warm- at a 'mild' -0.5C!
Had the exact same conversation with someone here today, it is bizarre! It *never* normally gets this cold down here, not for more than the odd night anyway - still no snow though :(
