On Sat, 17 Jan 2015 03:17:03 -0800 (PST)
Desperate Dan wrote:

Ane wha spiks the Doric tae! I'm not so far from you, in Lossiemouth.
It's difficult to define cold because it depends on what you're used
to and there's a geographical influence to that. We're far enough
north to look for sub-zero temps but those softies from the south
look for much higher temps. The Eskimo man would be looking for
something closer to absolute zero!

Actually, when talking about cold winter weather in the UK it would be
more accurate to talk about "western softies" as the N-S
temperature difference is little compared with E-W. ;-)

Also, age comes into it. When, like me, you recall conversations
from the 62-3 winter like:
"It feels warmer this morning."
"Yes, it's only MS 6."
Makes these kids calling PS 6 "cold" or "bitter" sound a bit silly.

Another one was in November 1963 when a pilot at Bedford commented
on one chilly morning,
"If it's this cold now, will this winter be like the last?"
"Cold?! This time last year, the temperature hadn't been above zero for
a week!"

--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks. [Retd meteorologist/programmer]
The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get
up and does not stop until you get into the office. – ROBERT FROST
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