Ken Weitzel wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:
"William R. Walsh" wrote:
Hi!

Frost, ice, snow and freezing rain? What a sad way to have to live.

Down here its sunny over 300 days out of the year, and my four car
garage is full of electronics.
I disagree. :-) Hurricanes are something I think I can live without.
Tornadoes are quite destructive enough.

Besides, there is just something cool (and no, it isn't the temperature!
;-) ) when ice forms on power lines, shorts them out and the whole town goes
dark for a while, especially at night. The silence is deafening, and I
really enjoy it. Of course I don't want the power to stay out for days. So
far it hasn't ever done that. It's usually back on in a few hours.

William


A year at the US Army cold weather test site would cure you of
thinking "Snow and Ice are nice". Have you ever had to sleep outdoors
when it was below 20 below? Walked to work at even colder temperatures
every day for months at a time? Been in a place where you can freeze to
death in less than five minutes if you stop moving?

Hi...

With the exception of the "months at a time" part, I'm here now. (and
I'm retired, so don't walk to work)

And I'm happy right where I am, we can quite easily protect ourselves
from the dangers involved. From what I've seen so far, there appears to
be no sure protection from hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, etc.

That's without mentioning the enjoyment of the changing seasons.

And I did in my younger years visit Florida occasionally during the
winter. Until the low life's there decided visitors (u-drive plates)
were always in open season, and started shooting us.

Take care.

Ken


You must have been way down south of here. Open season on tourists is
from Christmas to New years around here, and you're only allowed one per
season. ;-) Seriously, this are is full of retirees, and they are in
too big of a hurry to get to their favorite restaurant to tie up a table
for five hours with a single cup of cold coffee.


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida