banky's Journal: quit bitching about the cold, you wimp

CNN has as front page news that it is cold outside. In December? No way.

I have a friend right now about half way through her tour of duty at McMurdo in ANTARCTICA who would respectfully request CNN go fuck itself.

That is all.

Yeah but...

[nizo]

It is the COLDEST it has been all season, with more cold temperatures soon!

Why yes it is a slow news day.....

Speaking of news, wtf?

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush and his national security team will meet Monday with members of a blue-ribbon commission trying to devise a new course for the unpopular war in Iraq.

Exactly wtf is a "blue-ribbon commission" re: national security? So, like, they have won awards for their commissioning before? What about the second place red-ribbon commision, what do they say we

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[banky]

I'm wearing blue jeans so I guess it's kind of the same deal. I often see people wandering around aimlessly in DC, talking about Middle East politics and wearing blue ribbons. So I guess they get the cops to go round up a few of them.

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[bethanie]

Unh uh.

Don't you know how it works?

They got the blue ribbon 'cause they were the purdiest pigs at the county fair. DUH.

....Bethanie....

Cold?

[arb]

It is going to hit 27 degrees C today, and the forecast is for 37C tomorrow with more to come. It's certainly not cold around here! ;^)

Not only that, but . . .

[turg]

. . . kids in Wisconsin are riding on their sleds. They even have pictures.

It’s cold out? Really?

[BandwidthHog]

We just got back from skating; third night in a row for me. Tuesday night it was around 35F when I left the beach [google.com] (so if anything it was a bit colder out on the loop, what with the sharp wind and all). And it’s not like I’m some sort of demented Eskimo, I’m from Hawai‘i ferchrissake!

b-b-b-b-b-but

[mekkab]

But it's COLD!!!

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[banky]

Snowed a little last night. Just flurries but still. I want me some global warming.

My main point is that since one of my wife's best friends will have completed a 6-month stay at McMurdo, I will for as long as I know her be unable to complain about the cold, without getting 1-Upd by miss "I lived at McMurdo for 6 months, you don't know shit about cold".

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[mekkab]

Having spent a week in North Dakota in december, and having skiied during -78F windchill (got frostbit), I really don't care. The right to complain about the cold is a function of lattitude, temperature averages, and proper clothing.

Based upon this, the majority of Canada (not including the pacific northwest, which had better weather last January/February than we did in the DC Metro!) and the northern US states are considered inhosipitable by me. When oil/engine lubricants break down; when you have to kee