Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy

On Tue, 12 Nov 2024, rbowman wrote:

On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 02:32:41 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:
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In comp.os.linux.misc D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

On Mon, 11 Nov 2024, rbowman wrote:

My experience of both NYC and Chicago was day trips or overnight stays
so I don't know them as well as the Boston area.
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I was first in SF in the '80s before it had deteriorated, but again
not for a long stay. I lived in coastal New Hampshire and was used to
the weather patterns of the north Atlantic, cold morning fog that
burned off around noon. What impressed me was SF managed to spin that
as 'delightful sweater weather'.

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That con is frequently used in sweden. Sometimes I can get very close
to killing people in sweden when I hear the tired old saying "det finns
inga dåliga väder, bara dåliga kläder".
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My translation is, the person in question cannot afford to travel to
the sun, so must firm up their psyche with nonsense. ;)

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The 'google' translation is:
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"there are none bad weather, only bad clothes"
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I do not know any Sweedish, so I can't say which is the closer to the
actual meaning.

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https://www.treehugger.com/theres-no-such-thing-bad-weather-scandinavian-
moms-guide-raising-kids-book-review-4857921
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Everybody has a version:
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Es gibt kein schlechtes Wetter, nur schlechte Kleidung.

Ahh... didn't know that. In swedish it rhymes, so I thought that exact translation did not exist in other countries, but apparently in german it does (but doesn't rhyme).

My coat tree reflects the saying; stick head out the door and select the
uniform of the day. It is topped with a ushanka fort hose shoveling snow
on sub-zero F days.

I have a thicker car coat that I use for up to -20 C. For walks up to 1 hour it works perfectly down to -20 C if you add a third layer underneath.
My wife thinks I am crazy, but I had it for 24 years, for many winters, and the body adapts to the cold eventually.