In article ,
Andrew Price writes:
On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:29:43 -0800, (Tom
Keats) wrote:
Just as there are various kinds of rockets,
there are various kinds of COLD.
I opine the PNW kind of COLD is among
the most miserable.
Why ?
Because the coldness is accompanied by a
clammy, insidious dampness. It chills you
simultaneously from the skin in, and from
the bones out. If you're wearing the wrong
kind of clothing, it feels like your wearing
clothes fresh out of the cold water cycle of
your washing machine. And they exuberantly
stick to you. Even the Pacific Ocean air we
breathe is cold & wet. You can't stand in
the sunlight to warm up a li'l, 'cuz there
ain't any. Just grey, overcast sky, and
a bleak, dismal vista to pervade your mind.
Our humid coldness will make you shiver and
scrunch-up your shoulders. You can stand
on the land or swim in the ocean: same
difference. Cold + wet.
cheers,
Tom
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