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Dead_Parrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 07:23 AM
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So, it's winter down here in NZ...
Yesterday, snow storms cut the power to Auckland (ha ha) but in Wellington, it's just a freezing cold night with occasional sleet, as the winds whipping straight off the Antartic hit my house. My wife and daughter are away, and all I've got is a bottle of vodka and DU.

Tell me how warm you are, I'm hoping it'll rub off...
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 07:35 AM
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1. It is a little chilly here today...only 62 F...
:hide:

Stay warm!!!
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Dead_Parrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 07:41 AM
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2. 62 is chilly?!
I'd be happy with 32...

As soon as I can get enough coats on, I'm going to hunt you down and eat your liver....
With a nice hot toddy.

:)

Where are you, btw?
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 07:42 AM
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3. I was teasing you...and now I am running to hide
;) I'm in Michigan. :hi:
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Dead_Parrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 07:48 AM
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4. Hey, according to Wunderground.com...
...you're on the mark for MI...

Start running! :evilgrin:
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Mutley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 07:54 AM
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5. It's 63.9 in Maryland right now.









I like winter — especially snow. :P
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Dead_Parrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 08:16 AM
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8. either that's working...
...or the vodka's kicking in. 34 outside now :)
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Ptah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 08:10 AM
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6. 73 F / 23 C this morning in Tucson, Arizona
It will be 107 F / 42 C this afternoon.

:hi:
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Dead_Parrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 08:12 AM
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7. ahh, now I'm feeling warmer...
the 107 is floating down the cable...
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 08:41 AM
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9. Currently 68 degrees F and cloudy...
and is supposed to get to 82 this afternoon. On Sunday, it got up to 95 before a cold front pushed through and caused all kinds of fun with thunderstorms and hail. Some areas nearby had straight-line winds, and a couple of places had tornadoes. We really need the rain, but we don't need any of that other crap...

Hope you warm up soon! :)
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Dead_Parrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 08:49 AM
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10. I guess I'm safe from tornadoes, at least...
got to look on the bright side. :) although I've not seen 90 for a few months... :(
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 08:58 AM
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12. I'm sure 90 would be a welcome change...
...however, around here, 90 means oppressive humidity too... So it's a tradeoff! :)
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Dead_Parrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 09:03 AM
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14. Hell, I'd settle for 40...
...it's working, though - since I posted this thread, I swear it's got warmer. :)
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NewWaveChick1981 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 09:04 AM
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15. Good! We'll just keep sending you this heat via
the Internet! :) There's more than enough to go around here. :D
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kiraboo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 08:52 AM
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11. Oh, you people don't have winter!
I've been there in "winter". I could ride my bike every day and the worst I got was a little wet and cold. Move to Maine, now. We have WINTER!

I've only been to Wellington once, and remember it as being windy. I loved NZ though.
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Dead_Parrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-13-06 09:00 AM
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13. Oh we have winter...
every so often things line up nicely, and we get the katabatic winds blowing straight up the southern sea - this is one of those weeks. It's already cost the life of a sailor in Wellington harbour - poor sod was knocked off his boat by a 4m wave and hasn't been seen since.

"Normal" winters look like LOTR sets... :)
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