wanted to explain why people in the rather brutal North are like they are.
Jill may especially like this.(Maine, Not Vermont..but close)

COLD IS A RELATIVE THING. .

65 above zero:
Floridians turn on the heat.
People in Vermont plant gardens.

60 above zero:
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Vermont sunbathe.

50 above zero:
Italian & English cars won't start.
People in Vermont drive with the windows down..

40 above zero:
Georgians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, wool hats.
People in Vermont throw on a flannel shirt.

35 above zero:
New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in Vermont have the last cookout before it gets
cold.

20 above Zero
People in Miami all die.
Vermonters close the windows.

Zero:
Californians fly away to Mexico .
People in Vermont get out their winter coats.

10 below zero:
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Vermont are selling cookies door to
door.


20 below zero:
Washington DC runs out of hot air.
People in Vermont let the dogs sleep indoors.

30 below zero:
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Vermonters get upset because they can't start the
Snow-mobile.

40 below zero ):
ALL atomic motion stops .
People in Vermont start saying...'Cold enough fer
ya?'

50 below zero:
Hell freezes over.
Vermont public schools will open 2 hours late

cheerio

keep warm, all

alice

...


USDA zone 6a/6b
Heat zone 4
Sunset zone 39

I sure did like it - I laughed out loud! I may not be as tough as a Vermonter, but I know I have to take my hat off when it hits 20° and it's sunny, or I'll overheat! And 50° is shorts weather (at least those first few days in the spring...)

Jill

Benton, ME
Canon Digital Rebel XT
Canon EF70-300 F4-5.6 IS USM

10 below zero:
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Vermont are selling cookies door to
door.

LOL! This is so funny because last weekend it was probably just about -10º and there WAS a girlscout going door to door selling cookies!

This could very well be written about MN! Thanks for sharing!


(Minnesota)

Funny one, Alice!

Although it did take a long time to get to school and back home today, I do like winter.

Carol WNY
Amherst, NY
Zone 5

That's a smile maker Alice, thanks!

Most amusing,Alice. And very typical.I live across Lake Champlain from northern Vermont,and it all pertains to this area too.(I did wear a hat this morning).

Nancy
Chazy,NY zone 4

Hello Alice

Thanks for sharing that...it was hysterical...and spot on!!!

Susan Louise
from Branford CT/ live in Lincoln NE
Zone 5