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We had Sunny day number four yesterday and there's another one on the way today with a maximum of 38° C predicted.
Ultimately, the weather won't
put me off, but listening to you and Aqua I was beginning to wonder.
This was a very poor joke based on a play of words by the way.
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Oh OK, sorry...
Spent a lot longer than I intended translating this stuff and I've only had the 60s now. Interesting!
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Why are you beginning to wonder, Poly?
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You guys have been talking about some problematic European weather
and I was wondering whether or not I really should be considering moving to Europe.
Anyway, it's basically extreme hot weather versus extreme cold weather (okay it's not arctic, but it's colder than Australia). I'd rather have a
really cold winter than have a really hot summer.
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We say out here: you can dress to combat the chill but you can't dress to combat heat.
Our winters are hardly extreme because of the Gulf stream, we refer to our winters as "kwakkelwinters". "Kwakkelen" is what a person does who is often
a little ill and keeps on going, but at the 50% setting. There have been isolated winters that were harsh - my father was able to walk on a frozen sea
in 1963 and my BFs parents up north were treated to nigh 150 cm of snow in 1979. Yet the nefarious Elfstedentocht, the 200km ice skating match on
natural ice, hasn't been held since 1996 because there haven't been any winters cold enough.
There are often a couple of real hot days in the summer season, but it rarely gets over body temperature here. And if you choose a place above sea
level there's not much to fear for a few decades either.
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That's some interview translating I have ahead of me...
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Exactly.
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You know you're a Zappa-fan when you hear like the inth Torture Never Stops (let's see, Zoot, ZINY, Thing-Fish, YCDTOSA 1, YCDTOSA 4, Best Band, now
Hammersmith... and you're still living it and not eager to turn it off just because it's supper time.
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Quote: Originally posted by polydigm  | You guys have been talking about some problematic European weather
and I was wondering whether or not I really should be considering moving to Europe.
Anyway, it's basically extreme hot weather versus extreme cold weather (okay it's not arctic, but it's colder than Australia). I'd rather have a
really cold winter than have a really hot summer. |
You can go to Spain or Italy, it'susually pretty hot, or
the south of France.
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| Quote: Originally posted by BBP | | You know you're a Zappa-fan when you hear like the inth Torture Never Stops (let's see, Zoot, ZINY, Thing-Fish, YCDTOSA 1, YCDTOSA 4, Best Band, now
Hammersmith... and you're still living it and not eager to turn it off just because it's supper time. |
That
's a pretty good description, metinks.
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I actually do prefer colder winters because when it's cold, it's cold and you just get used to it. Here we get cold spells interspersed with warm days
and it's just much harder to settle into it. And don't get me started on the summers here.
Anyway, the weather isn't the only reason we want to move to Europe; it's not even the main reason.
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If you're looking for continuity in weather, the Netherlands is not the right place.
Just translated another interview and I'm still at 1971! How can I ever finish all this before Zappadan is over?
I like this interview from De Tijd, especially because the interviewer notes that when Frank gets agitated to the point that you really want to stop
pushing your luck, he'll begin with "first of all". Put that in the back of your head just in case you ever have the chance to interview a zombie FZ.
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Do you get two week long heat waves around 40° C?
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No, that'd be continuity. Although we have eight-week-long rain waves, but if you think that's a barrel of laughs, you'd be wrong unless you really
like jumping in puddles and swatting mosquitoes all night.
Still on 1971! I don't believe it! How am I ever going to get the interviews finished by the 21st!
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*Crosses The Netherlands off the list*
Seriously, we're actually considering getting an out of town place near Alençon.
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Not a barrel of laughs today either.
Started off with a trip to the dentist. Hygienist was way too firm with cleaning them and at one point had to stop and let me spit because there was
too much blood.
No cavities though, but I'll be feeling this for a few days.
Just had a mail from the book fair, I worked there in November. My salary won't be paid for some time and they apologized for the delay.
TV just went on for no reason. I'm spooked. And sore. Primarily sore.
Listening to Zappa, about to continue the translating I was doing. Yesterday I got interrupted because of the AIVD christmas puzzle becoming available
- a monster as always. I solved one teensy question so far.
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| Quote: Originally posted by polydigm | *Crosses The Netherlands off the list*
Seriously, we're actually considering getting an out of town place near Alençon. |
Well, Alençon's not really
the most sunny place around here. But I lived in Angers, which is about 140 km away, for a few years, and it was ok, sunny summers, rainy winters,
etc...
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| Quote: Originally posted by BBP | Not a barrel of laughs today either.
Started off with a trip to the dentist. Hygienist was way too firm with cleaning them and at one point had to stop and let me spit because there was
too much blood.
No cavities though, but I'll be feeling this for a few days.
Just had a mail from the book fair, I worked there in November. My salary won't be paid for some time and they apologized for the delay.
TV just went on for no reason. I'm spooked. And sore. Primarily sore.
Listening to Zappa, about to continue the translating I was doing. Yesterday I got interrupted because of the AIVD christmas puzzle becoming available
- a monster as always. I solved one teensy question so far. |
What reason did they give you for the delay?
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None.
Hey, I waited for the ZPZ tour...
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None? You worked for them and they gave you no reason why you money will be held back folr a while? Fists would be flying if I was in that situation.
I hope you'll get your money soon, please, dont let them play you, you MUST get yourself respected and get your money before christmas!
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