DEEP FREEZE
It has been very, very cold here the past 2 weeks or so. The temperatures haven’t risen above freezing. Several countries have had lots of snow, airports have been closed, small towns have been cut-off from the outside, and for some, traffic has been a nightmare. I read a news article saying that the penguins in the zoo in Landau in Rhineland-Palatinate haven’t been swimming in their pool and won’t come out of their heated cave. Now, when the penguins won’t come out, you know it is cold. There have even been pictures like this one from the Associated Press in Switzerland:
Comparatively, where we live, it has been that bad. Yes, it has been cold, cold, cold, but we have hardly had any snow at all an our temperatures never got below –20 C (-4 F). This is the thermometer on our balcony – the left side is the temperature in Celsius, on the right it is in Fahrenheit.
This is the grand total of snow we got – maybe a centimeter. Maybe.
If every winter were like this, I think we would give serious consideration to a warmer climate. I know I certainly have no problem with 75-80 F everyday year round…. I am looking forward to the temperatures getting to freezing again… and above.
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