Subj : Seasonal Traditions
To   : Paul Quinn
From : Ardith Hinton
Date : Sun Jan 28 2018 00:20:30

Hi, Paul!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:

 PQ>  Due to the ceiling fan that has been operating 24/7 for
 Pq>  more than 12 days straight, I was once again forced to
 PQ>  take refuge under a (very) light blanket to survive the
 PQ>  chill.


          We have a ceiling fan which can be set to blow downwards when we need 
some wind chill & upwards when we just need to stir the air a bit.  But I think 
one of the reasons weather is such a hot (pun alert!) topic is that, apart from 
meteorology & domestic science, the common use of words like "chill" and "cold" 
is often highly subjective.  A lot may depend on what a person is used to... on 
where their ancestors came from... or in your case, how long it takes the house 
to cool off after it's been baking in the sun for +/- fourteen hours.

          I could share a number of amusing tales WRT the subjective angle, and 
I imagine my audience in E_T could too... but I'll limit myself to one incident 
knowing you'll meet the same person again in my next paragraph.  She works in a 
local "mixed practice" clinic which various members of our family use from time 
to time.  One winter day, when we encountered her on the street, she said to my 
daughter "Aren't you cold?  You're not wearing a jacket!"... to which I replied 
"Aren't you cold?  You're wearing shorts!"  We all laughed about it later.  ;-)



 PQ>  I had to have my toes peeking out from under the cover.
 PQ>  (There's probably a sound physiological reason for that
 PQ>  but it escapes me presently.)  It just feels good.  :-D


          Okay.  The gal I mentioned above told me she has a duvet... which our 
relatives from England might call an "eiderdown", but which is more fashionable 
with the younger crowd these days.  I'd describe either as a quilt stuffed with 
feathers or a synthetic equivalent thereof.  The difference is that while Brits 
use these things along with blankets, the French... who live somewhat closer to 
the Equator... use them instead of upper sheets & blankets.  She says that when 
one gets too hot the usual procedure is to stick out a foot or a leg somewhere. 
If it works for you too I won't argue.  OTOH, I like to feel a bit of weight on 
my feet (perhaps because that's where my mother usually kept the extra blanket)
.... and I'm also reminded of a conversation I overheard in a neighbourhood pub. 
Of four men, two said they prefer their bedding loose & two said they prefer it 
firmly tucked in.  As do you I prefer some covering when I'm asleep.  And I can 
relate when I hear autistic kids find the weight of bedclothes comforting.  :-)




--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
 * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)

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