HA! for once we have warmer weather than you! It’s 63 and rainy here in Michigan. Of course, it’s SUPPOSED to be 49 or colder now, though. Put on some warm socks, a fuzzy sweater, and think warm thoughts! I’ll send you warm vibes and hope that the sun comes back out for you!
LOL, I went to Florida in December some years ago, and I was running around in a tshirt and people had on coats and hats. It’s funny how we get used to certain things!
When I lived in Scotland, my flatmate (also a South African) and I used to laugh at the ways South Africans acclimatise to the weather. When you first arrive in Scotland in summer, its 20C (68F) and you think “flip its cold!” But after you’ve lived there for 6 months, you’re looking at the weather forecast and you get excited if the weather’s going to get up to 10C (50F) because now, in your mind, that qualifies as a heat wave and you can wear one less layer of clothing. Funny how you get used to things. :)
Sounds cold to me! :-D We were in San Francisco yesterday. I think it was probably 55 degrees. When we were inside I kept my jacket on the entire time. And when we stepped out it was chilly enough (so I thought) that I ran to the car.
Snow promised this weekend ! Quite excited even though the temp is dropping lower and lower and I have to wear two pairs of socks to keep my tootsies warm.
Lol, I love that illustration! We were at 77 degrees here in SC today, thought about heading to the beach and doing the tacky “Santa hat family pictures on the beach” thing but…. no.
We’re just around freezing here (East Anglia, UK). It feels cold enough to me. On the other hand, being Canadian, I do miss snow. Even though the infrastructure here is not very good at dealing with it, and I ride a bicycle to work all year, and my house has no insulation.
On the other, other hand, above freezing it tends to be damp here, and that feels really cold.
I’ve seen the effect JennyBean describes in foreign labmates over the years. The ones from warm countries start out bundled up in newly-acquired bulky coats and sweaters. Some of them adjust…and when they go back home they complain about the heat.
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bethany actually
My mom is right. You Californians have thinner blood than the rest of us. ;-) (And she would know, being a Californian herself!)
Gena
That’s cute. :-) I get it too also being from Cali. Temps in the 50s are FREEZING for us!
nikkapotamus
HA! for once we have warmer weather than you! It’s 63 and rainy here in Michigan. Of course, it’s SUPPOSED to be 49 or colder now, though. Put on some warm socks, a fuzzy sweater, and think warm thoughts! I’ll send you warm vibes and hope that the sun comes back out for you!
DeeJay
Wow. We hit 80 here yesterday, but they are predicting our black friday shopping temp to be right about 19. Doh!
I need to make you a blankie!
mamalang
LOL, I went to Florida in December some years ago, and I was running around in a tshirt and people had on coats and hats. It’s funny how we get used to certain things!
Mrs. Wilson
Would it make you feel warmer to know that today it is -20C (-4F) here?
Yara
49 degrees… that’s not right! How can people live like that???? I’ll never understand
JennyBean
Hahaha!
When I lived in Scotland, my flatmate (also a South African) and I used to laugh at the ways South Africans acclimatise to the weather. When you first arrive in Scotland in summer, its 20C (68F) and you think “flip its cold!” But after you’ve lived there for 6 months, you’re looking at the weather forecast and you get excited if the weather’s going to get up to 10C (50F) because now, in your mind, that qualifies as a heat wave and you can wear one less layer of clothing. Funny how you get used to things. :)
Kuky
Sounds cold to me! :-D We were in San Francisco yesterday. I think it was probably 55 degrees. When we were inside I kept my jacket on the entire time. And when we stepped out it was chilly enough (so I thought) that I ran to the car.
gingermog
Snow promised this weekend ! Quite excited even though the temp is dropping lower and lower and I have to wear two pairs of socks to keep my tootsies warm.
BeachMama
It probably seems colder to you as well because it is so much more damp than California. It chills you to the bone.
Katie
Lol, I love that illustration! We were at 77 degrees here in SC today, thought about heading to the beach and doing the tacky “Santa hat family pictures on the beach” thing but…. no.
Victoria
I’ve got 23 degrees here!
amy
– 5 here and last night was bloody windy to boot! Brrr! Keep warm!
Lady in a Smalltown
I would not suggest a New England trip from November to March. It is 32 today and I thought it was pretty balmy.
a chris
We’re just around freezing here (East Anglia, UK). It feels cold enough to me. On the other hand, being Canadian, I do miss snow. Even though the infrastructure here is not very good at dealing with it, and I ride a bicycle to work all year, and my house has no insulation.
On the other, other hand, above freezing it tends to be damp here, and that feels really cold.
I’ve seen the effect JennyBean describes in foreign labmates over the years. The ones from warm countries start out bundled up in newly-acquired bulky coats and sweaters. Some of them adjust…and when they go back home they complain about the heat.