Hey, we're freezing over here!

Pacco, the hair machine, also hasn't much blubber under it. But then it is not soooo cold here. Still, he likes being toasty better.

Of course he does! I've only met one dog who'd rather be outside in the snow and cold - Timber the Malamut - my sister's dog.

Fleece? Just fleece? Yeah, you need some ski gloves, nylon and leather and some sort of space-agey filler.

Wore mine sledding today, hands stayed toasty!

Sledding was GREAT!! Last year sozlet liked the concept but was a little leery about actually doing it, this year she wanted to do it over, and over, and over... stayed out there a couple of hours. That phrase "Freezing my butt off" became a lot less fanciful. Sozlet was done up in full penguin mufti, pink snowpants, pink Kamiks (snowboots), pink down jacket, pink stripey hat, pink stripey mittens, very round and waddly, and her cheeks/ face got cold (bringing a scarf next time) but otherwise she was pretty much impervious. I wore just regular pants (cotton velvet jeans) and old boots with thick wool socks, regular coat, scarf, and my ski gloves. The ski gloves saved the day, but my butt was COLD!!

Where were your Stanfields, sozobe?

Stanfields. Stanfields. I have a feeling I am betraying my Minnesota, playing in the snow for hours at -10 (eh, it's just 10 below), cold is good upbringing, but...

Stanfields?

canajuns call long johns stanfields. kinda like calling snowmobiles skidoos, or kleenex, well, kleenex.

I know I need something else, soz. Those gloves are good, but not good enough for weather like the last few days.

Updated: 10:54 PM EST on January 09, 2004
Observed at Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature 1 °F / -17 °C
Windchill -19 °F / -28 °C

Southerners in the US call knit hats toboggans.

We call 'em toques.

Toque.....Like that, think I'll adopt it. It doesn't conjure up the picture of walking around with a large sled on your head!

What a beautiful day today. Went snorkelling at Bass Point. Then for a swim with friends at Warilla beach. Gonna head back to Bass Point again tomorrow.

Current weather observations.


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/10/winter/main592501.shtml

Bright sunshiny day in Deep-In-The-Hearta.

Currently about 40 degrees; almost no wind.

High of 57 today and 60 tomorrow.

No precipitation in the five day forecast.

Sorry about you po' folks gettin' flash-frozen up there in the Great Wherever.

in this part of the south we call 'em stocking caps...

Heeeeyyy, the temps are going up! It's 3 right now.

Wilso, that link made me jealous, but not because you have warmth - you have reef! Sigh.

Funny thing is, I didn't even know we had reef 'til a couple of years ago when I happened to see a television show about our local area. We've got reef, wrecks-all sorts of things I didn't know about. I suppose when you live somewhere that's a holiday destination, you tend to take it for granted.

Agreed. That's a normal Seattle winter, and it drove me nuts.

That dog you see to to the left there loves -- loves, sez I -- the frozen tundra. Can't get enough of it. You have to drag him back in the house, and pick him up and put him in the car. Hates the muggy summer garbage here, though. Complete opposite of the other dog.

we are freezing here
after you have read this, i hope you'll all realize how important STANFIELDS are to us canadians (wearing mine while sitting here at the computer, oh how nice and toasty ! they are also worn by LADIES - red is a favourite colour with the ladies, kind of sexy, i guess) . .................................. ROBERT LORNE STANFIELD-
P.C., Q.C., B.A., LL.B.

Conservative

Lawyer

Nov 20, 1956 - Sept. 13, 1967

Age on becoming premier-42

Born April 11, 1914. Died in Ottawa, December 16, 2003. Buried: Camp Hill Cemetery, Halifax.

Mr. Stanfield was born in Truro, N.S. on April 11, 1914, the fourth of five children born to Frank Stanfield and Sarah Thomas.

His father was the son of the founder of the textile business that bears the family name and before Robert was born, the Stanfields cashed in on the Klondike Gold Rush, marketing the first un-shrinkable underwear which was much in-demand among Maritimers bound for the northwest. As a result, Robert never had to work, inheriting $350,000 at the age of 25 after his father died when he was 17. ... in canada you can make a fortune making HEAVY-DUTY underwear ! hbg