Date:         Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:24:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Keith Adams <keith_adams@TRANSCANADA.COM>
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From:         Keith Adams <keith_adams@TRANSCANADA.COM>
Organization: TransCanada
Subject:      Cold enough for ya? (Frydaye)
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I was just looking at the weather info for Calgary (
http://weather.ec.gc.ca/forecast/yyc.html ) and it lists the current
temperature with windchill at -52*C (that's -62*F).  So I'm sure this
has been sent around, but the temperature prompted me...

Keith Adams
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1986 Vanagon GL Westfalia "Roxy" (although, more like an igloo today)

COLD IS RELATIVE
The Temperature Conversion Guide (degrees are in Fahrenheit):

50 above - New Yorkers turn on the heat. Canadians plant gardens.
40 above - Californians shiver uncontrollably. Canadians sunbathe.
35 above - Italian cars won't start. Canadians drive with the windows
down.
32 above - Distilled water freezes. Canadian water gets thicker.
20 above - Floridians wear coats, gloves & wool hats. Canadians throw on
a t-shirt.
15 above - Californians begin to evacuate the state. Canadians go
swimming.
Zero - New York landlords finally turn up the heat. Canadians have the
last cook-out before it gets cold.
10 below - People in Miami cease to exist. Canadians lick flag poles.
20 below - Californians fly away to Mexico. Canadians throw on a light
jacket.
40 below - Hollywood disintegrates. Canadians rent videos.
60 below - Mt. St. Helens freezes. Canadian Girl Scouts begin selling
cookies door to door.
80 below - Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic. Canadian Boy Scouts
postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.
100 below - Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Canadians pull down
their ear flaps.
173 below - Ethyl alcohol freezes. Canadians get frustrated when they
can't thaw their kegs.
297 below - Microbial life survives on dairy products. Canadian cows
complain of farmers with cold hands.
460 below - ALL atomic motion stops. Canadians start saying "Cold'nuff
for ya?"
500 below - Hell freezes over. The Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.