Subj : Seasonal Traditions
To   : Ardith Hinton
From : Paul Quinn
Date : Mon Jan 29 2018 08:25:05

Hi! Ardith,

On 01/28/2018 12:20 AM, Ardith Hinton -> Paul Quinn wrote:

 AH>            We have a ceiling fan which can be set to blow downwards when
 AH> we need some wind chill & upwards when we just need to stir the air a
 AH> bit.

Yes.  That's the type.  (It's still going, BTW.  There's still a couple of 
months to go till the heat of summer dissipates.)  After about 15 year's 
service, it has developed two speeds: off or fastest and will not operate on 
two other settings.

 AH> .. and I'm also reminded of a conversation I overheard in a
 AH> neighbourhood pub. Of four men, two said they prefer their bedding loose
 AH> & two said they prefer it firmly tucked in.  As do you I prefer some
 AH> covering when I'm asleep.  And I can relate when I hear autistic kids
 AH> find the weight of bedclothes comforting.  :-)

I've known all of those combinations (even military 'tight' makes), and enjoyed 
all.  (BTW, my wife was a nurse who was quite proud of her work at making a 
bed.)  But even my earliest childhood memories are peppered by episodes of 
poking my toes out from under any cover, reinforcing current practice.  There 
again, I used to be tall before I aged.  ;-)

Another BTW: our national Bureau of Meteorology uses Celsius.

Cheers,
Paul.

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