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From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org
On 28/12/2025 11:46 pm, Steve Hayes wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Dec 2025 22:46:54 +1100, Daniel70
> wrote:
>
>> On 28/12/2025 3:20 pm, Steve Hayes wrote:
>>> On Sun, 28 Dec 2025 09:57:00 +1100, Peter Moylan
>>> wrote:
>>>> On 28/12/25 05:50, athel.cb@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> One consequence of the cold is that I learned a new word today:
>>>>> greloter means shiver.
>>>>
>>>> We're running through a cold spell at the moment, despite its officially
>>>> being the middle of summer. Yesterday's top temperature was 21. I had to
>>>> put on a jumper.
>>>
>>> Here too. I'm wearing a tracksuit top. In the past I would put them
>>> away at the end of October and not take them out again till May.
>>
>> Steve and Peter, are you two in Australia, 'cause that's the sort of
>> Temps we've had for Christmas??
>
> South Africa in my case, I believe Peter is in Queensland.
>
> I'll add that one thing I've noticed is that people tend to dress for
> the season that has passed rather than the one they were in.
>
> One year I travelled to Europe in late April. I had just got out my
> tracksuit top because it was late autumn and beginning to get chilly.
> I landed in Bulgaria, and wore it there in their spring time, and felt
> underdressed -- everyone else was wearing heavy overcoats and the
> like.
I have a yet to be confirmed theory that The Worlds seasons have slipped
substantially .... because Our last 'Summer' didn't end until mid-May
and 'Autumn' continued until about August and 'Winter' has only just
finished .... and 'we' are awaiting our normal 'Spring Break' when we
get heaps of rain!!
--
Daniel70
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