whining rights

[pengolodh_sc at yahoo.no]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Amy Z" <aiz24 at h...> wrote:

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> Amy Z
> on day umpteen of humid heat and ready to move to the Arctic Circle

The Arctic Circle, you say?  I live roughly 100 miles North of said 
circle, at a place where we are presently basking in wind, rain and 
sleet (falling almost horisontally).  Whenever we watch the 
weatherforecast, the maps show a long line of low-pressure centres 
just waiting to swwop down upon us.  At this place in the world, we 
feel mightily comfortable when we have 70F (20C); at 80F (25C) we are 
positively melting; we never get as high as 85F (30C).  This is where 
a spider 0.5 inches across (including legs) is regarded as huge, 
while the largest predator is the red fox (not counting the sea-eagle 
and the whiteheaded eagle).  In the winter we are visited by grouse 
and ermine in our gardens; during the summer we are being eaten alive 
by "knott", a very small specimen of mosquito.

Steamingly yours
Christian Stubø