In article
,
marson wrote:

More and more, I wonder why
the heck I live in such a place.

Yeah, why do you live in such a place? I lived in such a place -- not
too far from Duluth, actually. Jumped a freight for sunshine when I was
21 and never looked back. Now I snivel when the temperature departs the
70's in either direction.

What the hell is a ground thawer? (I remember construction guys drawing
unemployment and spending winters drinking.)