I'm with Ozchick on this one - Christmas should be sunny and hot preferably a day at the beach followed by a BIG party. I don't do cold Christmases either (although there is a tradition of Christmas in July in Cape Town which is just another excuse for a party!)nakatago wrote:The tropics and the southern hemisphere?
Learning to appreciate "there" more?ozchick wrote:So what the hell am I doin' freezing my butt off here when I could be there!
Looks like you are in for a long Winterozchick wrote:I've got to agree with a few posters here about how Christmas should look.
I've NEVER been in a snowy country at Christmas time, and it REALLY does look the goods. It's just like I've seen on the Christmas cards for the last billion years. And lots of you have lived in it and seen it so you know what I mean. For me it's pretty amazing as you can imagine. I'd never seen falling snow until 2 Fridays ago and I was like a little kid 'at Christmas' time!
Having said all that, it comes at great personal expense to my comfort levels.And the cursing under my breath that accompanies my every step when outdoors is an amazing new characteristic that I have wholeheartedly embraced!
Yep tried the currywurst- good too yeah! And I'm adding my own spices to bottled Gluhwein....ay yes it's all in the name of warmth! Ya know Kayser, you have some good stories to tell, you and SMS and a few posters on here. Have you ever thought of writing this stuff down seriously? I remember a poster on here Rich D ? Is he still around? Did he go to Istanbull? Gee he wrote well too. I've recently put a few books down that I just can't get into. Then I read some of the stuff you guys write on here and it's a damned lot more interesting- seriously!ksl wrote:Looks like you are in for a long Winterozchick wrote:I've got to agree with a few posters here about how Christmas should look.
I've NEVER been in a snowy country at Christmas time, and it REALLY does look the goods. It's just like I've seen on the Christmas cards for the last billion years. And lots of you have lived in it and seen it so you know what I mean. For me it's pretty amazing as you can imagine. I'd never seen falling snow until 2 Fridays ago and I was like a little kid 'at Christmas' time!
Having said all that, it comes at great personal expense to my comfort levels.And the cursing under my breath that accompanies my every step when outdoors is an amazing new characteristic that I have wholeheartedly embraced!
I'll not visit until spring thank you!
Thinking of your cold feet
I had my share of discomfort in Germany on tanks in winter, with no heating and sleeping under a tarpaulin in the middle of wild Soltau http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soltau%2C_Germany We used to hunt the wild boar, for dinner, but it was no fun freezing our nuts off. I soon transferred to a helicopter unit. still no heating though, so it was bloody freezing when out in the field. Have you tried the currywurst yet?
Tell you what Nutty Professor, YOU go ice fishing, then YOU head off to the Black Forest, and then YOU write all about it on the board here, and I'll happily read the account in the warmth of my living room! Deal?!Mad Scientist wrote:Ozchick, we are going ice fishing then off to the Black Forest
Just the two of us and try my new Landrover Discovery 4. It will surely be alot of fun
Have you tried cooking nasi lemak in the open ??
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