[SOC] [OT] Temperatures

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Hello Ian,

Saturday, December 21, 2002, 3:13:43 AM, you wrote:

Ian> +10�C / 50�F
Ian> The French are trying in vain to start their central heating.

Official temp for central heating switch on in buildings is in fact
+ 17�C/62.6� F

Ian> +5�C / 41�F
Ian> Italian cars won't start.

But Ladas & Trabis are still wonderful toys.

Ian> -5�C / 23�F

French trains start to have problems. Switching points may be frozen
bcoz gaz bottles (warming system) have not been switched on.
If some snow has fallen during the night, let's say 5 cm/2 in., then
roads and highways around Paris are generating huge traffic jams.
Main Paris airports may be closed bcoz the Cleanning Teams are blocked
in the traffic jams. Vy SOC but 100% true : it happened 2 years ago !
Both Orly and CDG during 4-5 hours were closed bcoz of 5 cm snow fallen
during the night, the guys coming with cars were in the jams - +-200
km jams around Paris.
Flights were diverted to Lyon, Bruxels, London and Geneva, which was
also under the snow (more snow) but ... well ... HB9 knows how to deal
with snow !

Ian> -40�C / -40�F
Ian> Paris starts cracking in the cold.

Oh Boy, I wish I could see that. -40C in Paris, dream, dream !
"Natural selection" would then take place here too ...

Ian> -50�C / -58�F
Ian> Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole.

Welcome in Paris !

Ian> -183�C / -297.4�F
Ian> Microbes in food don't survive.

Do you mean that we won't get cheese anymore ?! ;o((

Ian> -273�C / -459.4�F
Ian> ALL atomic and subatomic particle movement halts.

Now, that IS good news !

Ian> -300�C / -508�F
Ian> Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest

Ian, pse read the rules once agn. A jury can not vote of own country.
Norway being the only contester, Norway will totalize 0 pt.
Can we say they are the winner ?

But do not forget that Polar Bears are now in Paris. They may enter
the contest, singing some ad/commercial for C.C. (beurk) and _may_ win
the SOC place (2nd place).

72!
Claude