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Yokohammer wrote:Shite ... snow on the ground and accumulating.
wagyl wrote:Yokohammer wrote:Shite ... snow on the ground and accumulating.
Pffffffffffffft you are a week late to the party.
An extra metre on Sunday which slid off the roof yesterday evening to deposit a mountain at my front door. At least I could still open the door this time. I usually expect this in January or February, so we are a couple of weeks earlier than recent years. More cold on the way, apparently.
Yokohammer wrote:You're living on the wrong side of the island.
chokonen888 wrote:I am freezing my balls off...better go back in the Ice Arena, it's literally warmer in there
J.A.F.O wrote:I let it slide with a few of the guys trying to cut weight
J.A.F.O wrote:chokonen888 wrote:I am freezing my balls off...better go back in the Ice Arena, it's literally warmer in there
I swear I'm the only guy who goes to the skating rink in shorts and a T shirt.
J.A.F.O wrote:I agree, and these guys do both. They'll wear sauna suits in a sauna while running laps. Fighter's aren't the brightest lot but they're usually pretty diligent. I would be in heat stroke in about 10 seconds but I guess TIO (This is Okinawa)
Samurai_Jerk wrote:J.A.F.O wrote:I agree, and these guys do both. They'll wear sauna suits in a sauna while running laps. Fighter's aren't the brightest lot but they're usually pretty diligent. I would be in heat stroke in about 10 seconds but I guess TIO (This is Okinawa)
I thought you were talking about fatties like me. Fighters are a different story. That water can definitely make a difference if you're trying to make weight.
kurogane wrote:BTW, I found Hokkaido-oids to be the biggest pussies I have ever met when it comes to both cold and heat, and I am pretty seriously pussed on both fronts. Like Choko said, they heat their houses like they're feckin' Canadians even though it's only really Vancouver cold. The house I lived in in Sapporo was 90 years old so the wind whipped right through, but it had a central wood stove system that worked like a charm. Chink up the gaps and get it fired up and you had a nice even 18 all day.
IparryU wrote:I hate the cold... but i can tough it out with some sweaters and a blanket at home.
kurogane wrote:Japanese heaters are bad ferya. I hate that dry stuffy air. Anything down to 10 or 12 and I stick with sweaters and socks.
Mind you, aren't you and IPU both Cali boys? Unless it's Redwood country, that only makes sense. I laugh a bit but I don't begrudge the Okinawans their wussiness; anybody that can last through that summer heat gets a pass on feeling cold below 20 degrees. And they think I am a golden god because I'm still swimming in the sea. Either that or they think I'm nutso.
yanpa wrote:"Cold" is when waterways freeze over enough to be able to skate on.
The Kanto area does a particularly nasty brand of cold, persistent rain which sucks the spirit out of you.
kurogane wrote:The thing that gets me here is the extremes: quite cold outside and walking around, freezing upon first arrival at home or office.......all interspersed with a bus or train ride that puts a Finnish sauna to shame. Neither Vancouver nor Hokkaido are particularly humid, though Van gets a sort of Seattle wet cold. The humidity in Okinawa is freaky. I avoid summer just because of it.
I wear my Chocolate Fish Taranaki Mid Layer merino top all year round. Cotton is a killer, synthetics give you that “Odeur de Homeless Person” seemingly within minutes of putting them on, but merino wool keeps you warm and smelling like a summer meadow. I like black because it absorbs more U.V. Merino costs more, but lasts much longer than other tops, doesn’t lose its shape and (because it stays warm even when damp, and doesn’t smell) you only need one.
wagyl wrote:I can vouch for the merino sheep to be companionable in all seasons, during the day and long into the evenings.........
wagyl wrote: Merino costs more, but lasts much longer than other tops, doesn’t lose its shape and (because it stays warm even when damp, and doesn’t smell) you only need one.
kurogane wrote:My main reason for loving and promoting it is that fuzzy soft odour free comfort. I have pretty much given up on my hardshell pit zips because the full wool setup seems to wick so well and feel so nice even when wet I just can't be bothered. I am currently looking for a pit zip free hardshell to complete my technological regression.
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