tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3275280766304714405.post5408373050234161639..comments2023-10-15T12:01:40.642+01:00Comments on The Mind Nomadic: less than peachyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3275280766304714405.post-20934947018320157572007-12-12T10:14:00.000+00:002007-12-12T10:14:00.000+00:00Mike! -11c...oy! I know what you mean though, Scot...Mike! -11c...oy! I know what you mean though, Scotland has a damp cold which seems to work it's way into ones bones. Especially when said bones are not as young as they used to be m;-)reeflightninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974799420959480504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3275280766304714405.post-50948838813138133582007-12-12T10:11:00.000+00:002007-12-12T10:11:00.000+00:00Thanks puddock, I love a new word and "dreich" is ...Thanks puddock, I love a new word and "dreich" is sheer descriptive genius!reeflightninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14974799420959480504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3275280766304714405.post-14017756297026942122007-12-10T01:26:00.000+00:002007-12-10T01:26:00.000+00:00It tends to the cooler side here in winter as well...It tends to the cooler side here in winter as well. It's 2020 now and 12F\-11C and dropping for the night. We also get sleet, snow, hail, and all the rest. But it seems so much warmer than I remember Scottish winter. Maybe it's the snow. We have strong breezes constantly in this valley, but you can always find a tree to shelter you from it.<BR/>When I lived in Florida my pick-up and camper-cap were all dented from too many hail storms.<BR/>If you're wearing natural wool clothing and fall in icy water, you'll stay much warmer much longer than almost anything but a wet-suit because of the structure of the wool hairs and the oils.<BR/>You could always quit smoking and use the extra money to go south for winter. Just a thought:)Mike Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06117271444345617080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3275280766304714405.post-90663122968420144602007-12-09T10:33:00.000+00:002007-12-09T10:33:00.000+00:00O happy memories of dreich Ayrshire days (that's t...O happy memories of dreich Ayrshire days (that's the official Scots word for that kind of weather - dreich) where winter is month upon month of unglamorous, cold, damp days - how I miss it!<BR/><BR/>Some years ago I heard that the Inuit have many (some say 9, some say 18, some say 100) words for snow. Well, the Scots have dozens of words for rain and the act of raining. And now you know why!Puddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117007460664110289noreply@blogger.com