On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 04:17:51 -0800 (PST), marson
wrote:

On Jan 3, 10:20 pm, Smitty Two wrote:
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.)

A ground thawer is basically a fuel oil boiler set up on a trailer,
with coils of hose to pump the hot antifreeze through. You snake them
around on the frozen ground, cover them with insulated tarps and leave
it go for a few days, and voila, just like working in Miami.

But you know I really hate hot weather too. I'd take a nice sunny 20
degree day to work out side over a 90 degrees and humid. Any day.

You can always put on more clothes, but there is a limit to how much
you can take off.

Actually, I just biked to work, 15 miles, 19F. Keep the fingers and
toes warm, and everything else works out fine. Still, I prefer biking
in the warmer weather. There's never a problem when you're moving, but
boy does sweat explode out when you stop.