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Sympathy for those living in extremely cold climates.

Mr Zieman’s account of his dad cranking up the A on a cold Chicago morning. What and effort required and in such a miserable cold temp. Story number 995.

I climbed out of bed this morning and the temp was a pleasant 20 Celsius (68F) but I did turn off our overhead fan during the night as it was getting just a little cool. Mind you our winter temps drop to -4 (25F) on a few occasions. We, living in warm climates, become sooks don’t we. Yes. My sympathy to those of you who live in the high latitudes although I guess you become quite accustomed to it. I once knew a geologist who worked in the top end of the Northern Territory. He did a term in the Antarctic and whilst there an experiment was performed on him. Laying naked on a wire bed for an hour at a time, with a thermometer up his anus. Results were clear he said. Because he lived in a climate of extreme (heat) he was able to cope better than others who had come from a temperate climate.