Graz--Since you are moving to Texas, and Robert has prepared you
linguistically, here are some comparisons regarding what you are used to and
what you will
experience. --David C.
>* VERMONT TEMPERATURE CONVERSION CHART
>
>@ +70 degrees Texans turn on the heat and unpack the thermal underwear.
>People in Vermont go swimming in the rivers.
>
>@ +60 degrees Floridians try to turn on the heat.
>People in Vermont plant gardens.
>
>@ +50 degrees Californians shiver uncontrollably.
>People in Vermont sunbathe.
>
>@ +40 degrees Italian & English cars won't start.
>People in Vermont drive with the windows down.
>
>@ +32 degrees Distilled water freezes.
>Lake Champlain water gets thicker.
>
>@ +20 degrees North Carolinians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves,
>and woolly hats.
>People in Vermont throw on a flannel shirt.
>
>@ +15 degrees Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat.
>People in Vermont have the last cookout before it gets cold.
>
>@ +10 degrees People in Miami all die...
>Mt. Mansfield Union High students lick the flagpole.
>
>@ -20 degrees Californians fly away to Mexico.
>People in Vermont get out their winter coats.
>
>@ -40 degrees Hollywood disintegrates.
>The Girl Scouts in Vermont are selling cookies door to door.
>
>@ -60 degrees Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic.
>Vermont Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold
>enough.
>
>@ -80 degrees Mt. St. Helens freezes. >
>People in Vermont rent some videos.
>
>@ -100 degrees Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
>UVM students get frustrated because they can't thaw the keg.
>
>@ -297 degrees Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products.
>Cows in Vermont complain about farmers with cold hands.
>
>@-460 degrees ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero in the Kelvin
>scale).
>People in Vermont start saying, "S'pose I should throw another log in
>the stove?"
>
>@ -500 degrees Hell freezes over.
>George b Dubyab gets re-elected President.
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