OT - The Fahrenheit Temerature Scale

Apologies in advance for anyone that doesn't understand the English references contained within this
document. Or as we like to say in the north "Tough!".

Enjoy..

50 Degrees Southerners turn on their central heating. People in Newcastle plant their gardens.

40 Degrees Southerners shiver uncontrollably. People in Newcastle sunbathe.

35 Degrees Southerners cars won't start. People in Newcastle drive with their windows down.

20 Degrees Southerners wear coats, gloves and woolly hats. People in Newcastle put on a t-shirt and
girls wear mini skirts.

15 Degrees Southerners begin to evacuate. People in Newcastle swim in the North Sea.

Degrees Southern Landlords turn up the heating. People in Newcastle have a last Barbeque before it
gets cold.

-10 Degrees Southerners cease to exist. people in Newcastle throw on a lightweight jacket.

-80 Degrees Polar Bears wonder if it's worth it. Boy scouts in Newcastle start wearing
long trousers.

-100 Degrees Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. People in Newcastle put on their long-johns.

-173 Degrees Alcohol freezes. People in Newcastle complain because the pubs are shut.

-297 Degrees Microbial life starts to disappear. Cows on the Town Moor complain of vets with
cold hands.

-460 Degrees All atomic motion stops. People in Newcastle start to stamp their feet and blow on
their hands.

-500 Degrees Hell freezes over; and Sunderland qualify for Europe!!

 

Simon at the Threshold wrote:
> Apologies in advance for anyone that doesn't understand the English references contained within
> this document. Or as we like to say in the north "Tough!".
>
> Enjoy..
>
> 50 Degrees Southerners turn on their central heating. People in Newcastle plant their gardens.
>
another version exists for Canada and Florida. Is this recycled humor day?

penny

 

On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 15:19:10 +0000 (UTC), Simon at the Threshold
<[email protected]> reckoned:

>Apologies in advance for anyone that doesn't understand the English references contained within
>this document. Or as we like to say in the north "Tough!".

You northerners like to think you're tough, but obviously you have never spent a winter in Canada.
I'm a transplanted Brit southerner living in Canada and have walked five miles to school in Ontario
with snow up to my waist.

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Kronos wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Apr 2003 15:19:10 +0000 (UTC), Simon at the Threshold <[email protected]>
> reckoned:
>
>
>>Apologies in advance for anyone that doesn't understand the English references contained within
>>this document. Or as we like to say in the north "Tough!".
>
>
> You northerners like to think you're tough, but obviously you have never spent a winter in Canada.
> I'm a transplanted Brit southerner living in Canada and have walked five miles to school in
> Ontario with snow up to my waist.
>
> --
> Not For Email

Uphill. Both ways. Naked.

Jon "Dang Whippersnappers!" Bond

 

In article <[email protected]>, Kronos wrote:

> You northerners like to think you're tough, but obviously you have never spent a winter in Canada.
> I'm a transplanted Brit southerner living in Canada and have walked five miles to school in
> Ontario with snow up to my waist.

I remember doing that when I was a kid, and there was actual snow during the winter. We're in the
middle of a semi-drought right now, so we don't get as much as we used to. We still get a couple
days down past -30C though. No -40Cs this year. It was warm.

JS

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Kronos wrote:
> You northerners like to think you're tough, but obviously you have never spent a winter in Canada.
> I'm a transplanted Brit southerner living in Canada and have walked five miles to school in
> Ontario with snow up to my waist.

That were nothin when I were a lad we used to live in a cardboard box in middle-t road. We had to
get up 10 hours before we got up, travel to work on our hands and knees, pay mill owner for
privledge of working there and when we got home our dad would kill us with his bare hands.

You tell young folk that today and they won't believe a word of it..

<Chuckle>

Gyp.

P.S. I remember getting 2 weeks extra off school every year because the it would get snowed in..
<Smile> Course that was before global warming...blah blah..

 

Gyp wrote:
> Kronos wrote:
>> You northerners like to think you're tough, but obviously you have never spent a winter in
>> Canada. I'm a transplanted Brit southerner living in Canada and have walked five miles to school
>> in Ontario with snow up to my waist.
>
> That were nothin when I were a lad we used to live in a cardboard box in middle-t road. We had to
> get up 10 hours before we got up, travel to work on our hands and knees, pay mill owner for
> privledge of working there and when we got home our dad would kill us with his bare hands.
>
> You tell young folk that today and they won't believe a word of it..

I spent two winters in Wyoming... -30(f) for a month at a time. Does that count for anything?

penny

 

Gyp wrote:

>> You northerners like to think you're tough, but obviously you have never spent a winter in
>> Canada. I'm a transplanted Brit southerner living in Canada and have walked five miles to school
>> in Ontario with snow up to my waist.
>
>
> That were nothin when I were a lad we used to live in a cardboard box in middle-t road. We had to
> get up 10 hours before we got up, travel to work on our hands and knees, pay mill owner for
> privledge of working there and when we got home our dad would kill us with his bare hands.
>
> You tell young folk that today and they won't believe a word of it..

Right. I had to get up in the morning at ten o'clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed,
drink a cup of sulphuric acid, work 29 hours a day down t'mill, and pay mill owner for permission to
come to work, and when we got home, our dad and our mother would kill us and dance about on our
graves singing hallelujah.

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"Simon at the Threshold" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Apologies in advance for anyone that doesn't understand the English references contained within
> this document. Or as we like to say in the north "Tough!".
>
> Enjoy..
>
> 50 Degrees Southerners turn on their central heating. People in Newcastle plant their gardens.
>
> 40 Degrees Southerners shiver uncontrollably. People in Newcastle sunbathe.
>
> 35 Degrees Southerners cars won't start. People in Newcastle drive with their windows down.
>
> 20 Degrees Southerners wear coats, gloves and woolly hats. People in Newcastle put on a t-shirt
> and girls wear mini skirts.
>
> 15 Degrees Southerners begin to evacuate. People in Newcastle swim in the North Sea.
>
> Degrees Southern Landlords turn up the heating. People in Newcastle have a last Barbeque before
> it gets cold.
>
> -10 Degrees Southerners cease to exist. people in Newcastle throw on a lightweight jacket.
>
> -80 Degrees Polar Bears wonder if it's worth it. Boy scouts in Newcastle start wearing long
> trousers.
>
> -100 Degrees Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. People in Newcastle put on their long-johns.
>
> -173 Degrees Alcohol freezes. People in Newcastle complain because the pubs are shut.
>
> -297 Degrees Microbial life starts to disappear. Cows on the Town Moor complain of vets with
> cold hands.
>
> -460 Degrees All atomic motion stops. People in Newcastle start to stamp their feet and blow on
> their hands.
>
> -500 Degrees Hell freezes over; and Sunderland qualify for Europe!!
>
>

I tired to commute to school as often as possible. The coldest day I went was at 7:00 AM,
temperature of -33C, wind-chill of -41C.

Canada

Dave

 

Stephen Baker wrote:
> Jon Bond says:
>
>
>>Uphill. Both ways. Naked.
>
>
> Carrying my desk.....
>
> Next!
>
> Steve

Without using my hands.

Jon Bond

 

"Jonathan Bond" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Stephen Baker wrote:
> > Jon Bond says:
> >
> >
> >>Uphill. Both ways. Naked.
> >
> >
> > Carrying my desk.....
> >
> > Next!
> >
> > Steve
>
> Without using my hands.

Followed by a Barium enema.

Bill "anyone can bleed on the OUTSIDE" S.

 

"Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Jonathan Bond" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Stephen Baker wrote:
> > > Jon Bond says:
> > >
> > >
> > >>Uphill. Both ways. Naked.
> > >
> > >
> > > Carrying my desk.....
> > >
> > > Next!
> > >
> > > Steve
> >
> > Without using my hands.
>
> Followed by a Barium enema.
>
> Bill "anyone can bleed on the OUTSIDE" S.
>
>

Barbed wire on my feet for traction

 

Cinder Girl wrote:
> "Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "Jonathan Bond" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>> Stephen Baker wrote:
>>>> Jon Bond says:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Uphill. Both ways. Naked.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Carrying my desk.....
>>>>
>>>> Next!
>>>>
>>>> Steve
>>>
>>> Without using my hands.
>>
>> Followed by a Barium enema.
>>
>> Bill "anyone can bleed on the OUTSIDE" S.
>>
>>
>
> Barbed wire on my feet for traction

not having eaten for three days

 

Penny S. wrote:
> Cinder Girl wrote:
>
>>"Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>
>>>"Jonathan Bond" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>>>Stephen Baker wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Jon Bond says:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Uphill. Both ways. Naked.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Carrying my desk.....
>>>>>
>>>>>Next!
>>>>>
>>>>>Steve
>>>>
>>>>Without using my hands.
>>>
>>>Followed by a Barium enema.
>>>
>>>Bill "anyone can bleed on the OUTSIDE" S.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Barbed wire on my feet for traction
>
>
> not having eaten for three days

Arms full of books, and still had to somehow get those drumsticks to school...

Jon Bond

 

"Gyp" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Kronos wrote:
> > You northerners like to think you're tough, but obviously you have never spent a winter in
> > Canada. I'm a transplanted Brit southerner living in Canada and have walked five miles to school
> > in Ontario with snow up to my waist.
>
> That were nothin when I were a lad we used to live in a cardboard box in middle-t road. We had to
> get up 10 hours before we got up, travel to work on our hands and knees, pay mill owner for
> privledge of working there and when we got home our dad would kill us with his bare hands.
>
> You tell young folk that today and they won't believe a word of it..
>
> <Chuckle>
>
> Gyp.
>
> P.S. I remember getting 2 weeks extra off school every year because the it would get snowed in..
> <Smile> Course that was before global warming...blah blah..
>

Seriously. In my family history there is a story about my great grandfather going into town to buy
supplies for their farm in Canada. He couldn't afford the nickel for the ferry so he swam. Kinda
makes me think how spoiled I am when I want to cry over not having the proper coffee in the morning.

~CG

 

"Simon at the Threshold" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Apologies in advance for anyone that doesn't understand the English references contained within
> this document. Or as we like to say in the north "Tough!".
>
> Enjoy..
>
> 50 Degrees Southerners turn on their central heating. People in Newcastle plant their gardens.
>
> 40 Degrees Southerners shiver uncontrollably. People in Newcastle sunbathe.
>
> 35 Degrees Southerners cars won't start. People in Newcastle drive with their windows down.
>
> 20 Degrees Southerners wear coats, gloves and woolly hats. People in Newcastle put on a t-shirt
> and girls wear mini skirts.
>
> 15 Degrees Southerners begin to evacuate. People in Newcastle swim in the North Sea.
>
> Degrees Southern Landlords turn up the heating. People in Newcastle have a last Barbeque before
> it gets cold.
>
> -10 Degrees Southerners cease to exist. people in Newcastle throw on a lightweight jacket.
>
> -80 Degrees Polar Bears wonder if it's worth it. Boy scouts in Newcastle start wearing long
> trousers.
>
> -100 Degrees Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. People in Newcastle put on their long-johns.
>
> -173 Degrees Alcohol freezes. People in Newcastle complain because the pubs are shut.
>
> -297 Degrees Microbial life starts to disappear. Cows on the Town Moor complain of vets with
> cold hands.
>
> -460 Degrees All atomic motion stops. People in Newcastle start to stamp their feet and blow on
> their hands.
>
> -500 Degrees Hell freezes over; and Sunderland qualify for Europe!!
>
>

This could go both ways when temps easily exceed 105 in Florida at 100% humidity. That's why I stay
in a temperate location =P.

 

"Jonathan Bond" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> Penny S. wrote:
> > Cinder Girl wrote:
> >
> >>"Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >>news:[email protected]...
> >>
> >>>"Jonathan Bond" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >>>news:[email protected]...
> >>>
> >>>>Stephen Baker wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>Jon Bond says:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Uphill. Both ways. Naked.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Carrying my desk.....
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Next!
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Steve
> >>>>
> >>>>Without using my hands.
> >>>
> >>>Followed by a Barium enema.
> >>>
> >>>Bill "anyone can bleed on the OUTSIDE" S.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>Barbed wire on my feet for traction
> >
> >
> > not having eaten for three days
>
> Arms full of books, and still had to somehow get those drumsticks to school...
>
> Jon Bond
>

If I was late I had to kneel on rusty thumbtacks in front of the whole class.

 

Cinder Girl wrote:
> "Jonathan Bond" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>
>>Penny S. wrote:
>>
>>>Cinder Girl wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>"Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>"Jonathan Bond" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>>news:[email protected]...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Stephen Baker wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Jon Bond says:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Uphill. Both ways. Naked.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Carrying my desk.....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Next!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Steve
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Without using my hands.
>>>>>
>>>>>Followed by a Barium enema.
>>>>>
>>>>>Bill "anyone can bleed on the OUTSIDE" S.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Barbed wire on my feet for traction
>>>
>>>
>>>not having eaten for three days
>>
>>Arms full of books, and still had to somehow get those drumsticks to school...
>>
>>Jon Bond
>>
>
>
> If I was late I had to kneel on rusty thumbtacks in front of the whole class.
>
>

at least you had rusty thumbtacks to kneel on. We couldn't afford them. We just used porcupines...
and they usually bit, too.

Jon Bond

 

"Jonathan Bond" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
>
> Cinder Girl wrote:
> > "Jonathan Bond" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >
> >>
> >>Penny S. wrote:
> >>
> >>>Cinder Girl wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>"Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >>>>news:[email protected]...
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>"Jonathan Bond" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >>>>>news:[email protected]...
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Stephen Baker wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Jon Bond says:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>Uphill. Both ways. Naked.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Carrying my desk.....
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Next!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>Steve
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Without using my hands.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Followed by a Barium enema.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Bill "anyone can bleed on the OUTSIDE" S.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Barbed wire on my feet for traction
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>not having eaten for three days
> >>
> >>Arms full of books, and still had to somehow get those drumsticks to school...
> >>
> >>Jon Bond
> >>
> >
> >
> > If I was late I had to kneel on rusty thumbtacks in front of the whole class.
> >
> >
>
> at least you had rusty thumbtacks to kneel on. We couldn't afford them. We just used porcupines...
> and they usually bit, too.

At least you had porcupines. We were forced to collect used syringes from the torn-down Methadone
Clinic next door, and PIERCE OUR OWN NIPPLES with them.

Bill "such hardship" S.

 

"Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
>
> "Jonathan Bond" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> >
> > Cinder Girl wrote:
> > > "Jonathan Bond" <[email protected]> wrote in
> message
> > > news:[email protected]...
> > >
> > >>
> > >>Penny S. wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>Cinder Girl wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>"Sorni" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > >>>>news:[email protected]...
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>"Jonathan Bond" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > >>>>>news:[email protected]...
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>>Stephen Baker wrote:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>Jon Bond says:
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>>Uphill. Both ways. Naked.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>Carrying my desk.....
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>Next!
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>Steve
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>Without using my hands.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>Followed by a Barium enema.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>Bill "anyone can bleed on the OUTSIDE" S.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Barbed wire on my feet for traction
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>not having eaten for three days
> > >>
> > >>Arms full of books, and still had to somehow get those drumsticks to school...
> > >>
> > >>Jon Bond
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > If I was late I had to kneel on rusty thumbtacks in front of the whole class.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > at least you had rusty thumbtacks to kneel on. We couldn't afford them. We just used
> > porcupines... and they usually bit, too.
>
>
> At least you had porcupines. We were forced to collect used syringes from the torn-down Methadone
> Clinic next door, and PIERCE OUR OWN NIPPLES with them.
>
> Bill "such hardship" S.

forced? or was that with your own free will? Business or pleasure?

Dave