Reminds me about hearing in American History how
diplomats assigned to Washington DC used to be given
hazard pay and issued pith helmets. It was considered
a "tropical assignment". (pre air conditioning)
Considering that the city is built on a swamp, it
isn't that inaccurate.
--- Brian Haas <bhaas_at_netexpress.net> wrote:
> At 10:49 AM 2/15/03 -0600, unclescott wrote:
> >Average winter temps are about the same for Moscow
> and Chicago. The
> >Moscovites don't whine about the wind as much. ;)
>
> Yeah, he spent many years at the Moscow
> Conservatory, so I suppose I
> shouldn't expect too much from his endure abilities
> :)
>
> Travis Haas
> Hazel Green, WI
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