tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275768344368542415.post2968827472532439541..comments2023-10-05T11:24:50.821+02:00Comments on Leisha's Random Thoughts & Ponderings: How we manageLeisha Camdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04768409807832229050noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275768344368542415.post-83065691503428854172010-01-13T22:48:33.999+01:002010-01-13T22:48:33.999+01:00Paz: Exactly the kind of thing I mean ... Norwegia...Paz: Exactly the kind of thing I mean ... Norwegian cars will all have winter tires on this time of year, and a set of snow chains is a perfectly normal thing to own around here. :-) So we're prepared, and so even though we don't necessarily like it much we have what we need to deal with it.<br /><br />Anéa/operafantomet: Yeah, the thing about housing is important too. In this country we build our houses to keep heat in. In other countries further south they build to keep heat out and, ideally, cold in. That makes for a couple of awkward months every year for us ;-) but it means that our society doesn't grind to a halt with the arrival of some relatively extreme weather.<br /><br />Michele, hi, nice to see you here! Thanks for the comment and compliment. :-) I don't much like snow and winter either, but on the other hand, it really makes me appreciate the warm summer weather when we do have it. I think that may be trickier for people who live with warmth and sunshine all year round. :-)Leisha Camdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04768409807832229050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275768344368542415.post-26996274496465874562010-01-13T21:36:44.378+01:002010-01-13T21:36:44.378+01:00@ operafanomet, we are used to rain and more rain ...@ operafanomet, we are used to rain and more rain and some more rain.<br />@ Michelle, I was told the time and date of the last/only time it snowed in Santa Rosa.<br />I suppose its harder to cope mentally feeling caged in with roads etcPazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567652179692699929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275768344368542415.post-39841366907821438682010-01-13T18:49:54.161+01:002010-01-13T18:49:54.161+01:00I live in Southern California, near Los Angeles. ...I live in Southern California, near Los Angeles. Snow? If it rains here, we're in trouble! I spent half my childhood in New England, and remember going to school while it snowed (though if it got too bad, they did close the schools). I guess that's why I'm here now. LOL! I don't like snow!<br /><br />BTW-I'm Michele from Swap-Bot's Follow My Blog Swap. I really like your blog, and will be back often.Michele Ann L'Heureuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07250092208390687558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275768344368542415.post-65191777665798556622010-01-13T18:17:47.217+01:002010-01-13T18:17:47.217+01:00To put it short:
If you live in a country where t...To put it short:<br /><br />If you live in a country where there'll be more cold days than warm days in a year, you develop a technique to cope with it. You have clothes fit for snow and ice, you won't attempt stiletto heels unless it's summer, and houses and most equipment is (hopefully) built to stand the cold. <br /><br />That said, it has been extraordinary cold this winter, and there have been problems related to it. But I guess that since the fundament is there, the consequence isn't as bad as in countries where houses are build to contain the cold in the burning sun (Spain, Greece etc) and where there is less routine for keeping roads clean of snow and less experienced "icy-road" drivers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275768344368542415.post-87275972377794884462010-01-13T18:03:18.416+01:002010-01-13T18:03:18.416+01:00I do dress for the weather, which mean I have been...I do dress for the weather, which mean I have been wearing a jumper instead of just the usual t shirt (Jacket for prolonged exposure outside). Our trains and buss's are running (just about), but we do not have snow chains for our tyres(or winter tyres) we do not usually have the weather to justify. We do not have enough snow plows and our water mains supply is not buried deep enough for prolonged sub zero temperatures.<br />The Joke at the moment is Al Qaeda shouldn't have bother trying to blow up the underground in England to cause chaos, they should have just bought snow Machines.<br />BTW its a known Scientific fact that Irish people melt at 35.5 degrees Celcius and become useless at -10.Pazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567652179692699929noreply@blogger.com