Comments | zaph_redmantis: For all the cold fiends out there

zaph_redmantis

For all the cold fiends out there

Feb 10, 2009 08:01

From Ta-Nehisi Coates' comments section:

"I've got no experience with Chicago, but I know what folks mean by a different kind of cold.
My wife and I were recently in Russia. We were in two different cities, Moscow and Samara. In both cities, the temperatures were in the 20s, F°. In Samara, the air was dry, and my winter gear from home kept me ( Read more... )

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word_geek February 10 2009, 15:51:10 UTC

Since my trip to Denver last summer, and past trips to Tahoe, I've decided that I really could do without humidity. Everyone I saw in Denver seemed to be out exercising...biking, jogging, canoeing...and you know why? Because you can't sweat there. Even if you try, you'll fail. We hiked up the side of a steep ridge to look at some fossils, more exertion than I normally get at home, and I didn't sweat at all.

captain_squid February 10 2009, 22:10:04 UTC

We get a lot of mileage out of, "Sure, it's ten below, but it's a DRY cold!"