Rain, rain, come again!
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Been raining on and off a bit over the last week, but it's been raining almost continuously since last night. It's brought down the temperatures to the mid-20s, and I'm sitting around in a T-shirt and pyjamas. Just returned from buying a gift for a function tomorrow (although if it's anything like today, I won't be going) and some food. Nearly 24 hours of straight rain, and IT'S AWESOME! I know the British (and perhaps to a lesser degree, other Europeans) and North Americans think sun = fun and rain = terrible, but I (and many of my countrymen) love rain. This weather is great for a weekend; my only regret is I'm single and live alone, it would be perfect to have some company. Oh, well, c'est la vie. :) Here is a song from a 90s Tamil film shot in Madras: Chinna Chinna Malai Thuligal. I love to play this every time it rains. How does your culture react to rain?
Cheers, Vikram. (Cracked not one CCC, but two!)
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
Nearly 24 hours of straight rain, and IT'S AWESOME!
Had about 48 here recently.
How does your culture react to rain?
It's awesome here as well, but especially in the Highvel, where the thunder and lightening, as well as superlatively dark and heavy clouds, are world wide winners.
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That is what my Wee Irish Mother would call a 'Boke Maker' Boke being an onomatopoeia for vomiting!
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Dalek Dave wrote:
onomatopoeia
Isn't that an onomatopoeum?
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It is a bit cold here, but clear blue sky and sunny. Mind you I am only just out of bed (it is 2.00pm) and feeling rough. I didn't get in until 4.00am and I am severely hung over. Laying on sofa, watching football and thinking of dying. Chocolate milkshake and toast beside me.
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Have a beer, be a man. I woke up around 10am, also feeling rough, but a good two quarts of Castle Milk Stout sorted that quickly.
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Dalek Dave wrote:
onomatopoeia
Isn't that an onomatopoeum?
sounds like it !
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Have a beer, be a man. I woke up around 10am, also feeling rough, but a good two quarts of Castle Milk Stout sorted that quickly.
Gotta pace myself, I wanna go to the pub to see the Valuev fight tonight.
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If you do get tired of it, then please send some this way; we haven't had any in months.
PIEBALDconsult wrote:
If you do get tired of it, then please send some this way; we haven't had any in months.
Nope, never will tire of it :) Ask the Brits, they're always moaning about the rain.
Cheers, Vikram. (Cracked not one CCC, but two!)
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Been raining on and off a bit over the last week, but it's been raining almost continuously since last night. It's brought down the temperatures to the mid-20s, and I'm sitting around in a T-shirt and pyjamas. Just returned from buying a gift for a function tomorrow (although if it's anything like today, I won't be going) and some food. Nearly 24 hours of straight rain, and IT'S AWESOME! I know the British (and perhaps to a lesser degree, other Europeans) and North Americans think sun = fun and rain = terrible, but I (and many of my countrymen) love rain. This weather is great for a weekend; my only regret is I'm single and live alone, it would be perfect to have some company. Oh, well, c'est la vie. :) Here is a song from a 90s Tamil film shot in Madras: Chinna Chinna Malai Thuligal. I love to play this every time it rains. How does your culture react to rain?
Cheers, Vikram. (Cracked not one CCC, but two!)
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Been raining on and off a bit over the last week, but it's been raining almost continuously since last night. It's brought down the temperatures to the mid-20s, and I'm sitting around in a T-shirt and pyjamas. Just returned from buying a gift for a function tomorrow (although if it's anything like today, I won't be going) and some food. Nearly 24 hours of straight rain, and IT'S AWESOME! I know the British (and perhaps to a lesser degree, other Europeans) and North Americans think sun = fun and rain = terrible, but I (and many of my countrymen) love rain. This weather is great for a weekend; my only regret is I'm single and live alone, it would be perfect to have some company. Oh, well, c'est la vie. :) Here is a song from a 90s Tamil film shot in Madras: Chinna Chinna Malai Thuligal. I love to play this every time it rains. How does your culture react to rain?
Cheers, Vikram. (Cracked not one CCC, but two!)
I live in Oregon, USA, and I agree with you completely. With Winter on the way, it's been raining quite a bit here. My wife and I are loving it!
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Been raining on and off a bit over the last week, but it's been raining almost continuously since last night. It's brought down the temperatures to the mid-20s, and I'm sitting around in a T-shirt and pyjamas. Just returned from buying a gift for a function tomorrow (although if it's anything like today, I won't be going) and some food. Nearly 24 hours of straight rain, and IT'S AWESOME! I know the British (and perhaps to a lesser degree, other Europeans) and North Americans think sun = fun and rain = terrible, but I (and many of my countrymen) love rain. This weather is great for a weekend; my only regret is I'm single and live alone, it would be perfect to have some company. Oh, well, c'est la vie. :) Here is a song from a 90s Tamil film shot in Madras: Chinna Chinna Malai Thuligal. I love to play this every time it rains. How does your culture react to rain?
Cheers, Vikram. (Cracked not one CCC, but two!)
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
I love to play this every time it rains.
I would touch myself too if I saw her in a wet dress.
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Been raining on and off a bit over the last week, but it's been raining almost continuously since last night. It's brought down the temperatures to the mid-20s, and I'm sitting around in a T-shirt and pyjamas. Just returned from buying a gift for a function tomorrow (although if it's anything like today, I won't be going) and some food. Nearly 24 hours of straight rain, and IT'S AWESOME! I know the British (and perhaps to a lesser degree, other Europeans) and North Americans think sun = fun and rain = terrible, but I (and many of my countrymen) love rain. This weather is great for a weekend; my only regret is I'm single and live alone, it would be perfect to have some company. Oh, well, c'est la vie. :) Here is a song from a 90s Tamil film shot in Madras: Chinna Chinna Malai Thuligal. I love to play this every time it rains. How does your culture react to rain?
Cheers, Vikram. (Cracked not one CCC, but two!)
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
How does your culture react to rain?
We sneeze. :) As for me, it mostly gets me in the drinking mood.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote:
If you do get tired of it, then please send some this way; we haven't had any in months.
Nope, never will tire of it :) Ask the Brits, they're always moaning about the rain.
Cheers, Vikram. (Cracked not one CCC, but two!)
We have a friend here from London; she didn't bring any with her.
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Been raining on and off a bit over the last week, but it's been raining almost continuously since last night. It's brought down the temperatures to the mid-20s, and I'm sitting around in a T-shirt and pyjamas. Just returned from buying a gift for a function tomorrow (although if it's anything like today, I won't be going) and some food. Nearly 24 hours of straight rain, and IT'S AWESOME! I know the British (and perhaps to a lesser degree, other Europeans) and North Americans think sun = fun and rain = terrible, but I (and many of my countrymen) love rain. This weather is great for a weekend; my only regret is I'm single and live alone, it would be perfect to have some company. Oh, well, c'est la vie. :) Here is a song from a 90s Tamil film shot in Madras: Chinna Chinna Malai Thuligal. I love to play this every time it rains. How does your culture react to rain?
Cheers, Vikram. (Cracked not one CCC, but two!)
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Been raining on and off a bit over the last week, but it's been raining almost continuously since last night. It's brought down the temperatures to the mid-20s, and I'm sitting around in a T-shirt and pyjamas. Just returned from buying a gift for a function tomorrow (although if it's anything like today, I won't be going) and some food. Nearly 24 hours of straight rain, and IT'S AWESOME! I know the British (and perhaps to a lesser degree, other Europeans) and North Americans think sun = fun and rain = terrible, but I (and many of my countrymen) love rain. This weather is great for a weekend; my only regret is I'm single and live alone, it would be perfect to have some company. Oh, well, c'est la vie. :) Here is a song from a 90s Tamil film shot in Madras: Chinna Chinna Malai Thuligal. I love to play this every time it rains. How does your culture react to rain?
Cheers, Vikram. (Cracked not one CCC, but two!)
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
but I (and many of my countrymen) love rain.
Me too: I really love getting romantically soaked with the f#@*in' water :-D
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It is a bit cold here, but clear blue sky and sunny. Mind you I am only just out of bed (it is 2.00pm) and feeling rough. I didn't get in until 4.00am and I am severely hung over. Laying on sofa, watching football and thinking of dying. Chocolate milkshake and toast beside me.
------------------------------------ In science, 'fact' can only mean 'confirmed to such a degree that it would be perverse to withhold provisional assent.' I suppose that apples might start to rise tomorrow, but the possibility does not merit equal time in physics classrooms. Stephen J Gould
Dalek Dave wrote:
watching football and thinking of dying
I did not know that you were a Newcastle United Fan.
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Been raining on and off a bit over the last week, but it's been raining almost continuously since last night. It's brought down the temperatures to the mid-20s, and I'm sitting around in a T-shirt and pyjamas. Just returned from buying a gift for a function tomorrow (although if it's anything like today, I won't be going) and some food. Nearly 24 hours of straight rain, and IT'S AWESOME! I know the British (and perhaps to a lesser degree, other Europeans) and North Americans think sun = fun and rain = terrible, but I (and many of my countrymen) love rain. This weather is great for a weekend; my only regret is I'm single and live alone, it would be perfect to have some company. Oh, well, c'est la vie. :) Here is a song from a 90s Tamil film shot in Madras: Chinna Chinna Malai Thuligal. I love to play this every time it rains. How does your culture react to rain?
Cheers, Vikram. (Cracked not one CCC, but two!)
One reason rain is not always enjoyed in North America is that the temperatures are not always moderate as in most parts of southern India. Example, when it rains in fall the temperatures are in the 40s or 50s (that's below 10C). When you get wet in that sort of temperature conditions, and specially when it's windy, it can get very uncomfortable very fast. In Trivandrum (most of Kerala actually), the rains were pleasant because the temperatures were mostly in the 70s (about 25C). Something to consider there.
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One reason rain is not always enjoyed in North America is that the temperatures are not always moderate as in most parts of southern India. Example, when it rains in fall the temperatures are in the 40s or 50s (that's below 10C). When you get wet in that sort of temperature conditions, and specially when it's windy, it can get very uncomfortable very fast. In Trivandrum (most of Kerala actually), the rains were pleasant because the temperatures were mostly in the 70s (about 25C). Something to consider there.
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link -
Been raining on and off a bit over the last week, but it's been raining almost continuously since last night. It's brought down the temperatures to the mid-20s, and I'm sitting around in a T-shirt and pyjamas. Just returned from buying a gift for a function tomorrow (although if it's anything like today, I won't be going) and some food. Nearly 24 hours of straight rain, and IT'S AWESOME! I know the British (and perhaps to a lesser degree, other Europeans) and North Americans think sun = fun and rain = terrible, but I (and many of my countrymen) love rain. This weather is great for a weekend; my only regret is I'm single and live alone, it would be perfect to have some company. Oh, well, c'est la vie. :) Here is a song from a 90s Tamil film shot in Madras: Chinna Chinna Malai Thuligal. I love to play this every time it rains. How does your culture react to rain?
Cheers, Vikram. (Cracked not one CCC, but two!)
I prefer snow. Real snow, the kind that sits around a while after falling. You can stay comfortable in snow, but staying comfortable in the rain is difficult. But as Nish notes, this attitude is probably due to where i grew up. Wet == cold, shivering, unhappy, rushing to get done with whatever i'm doing and back inside... or in the summer time: humid, oppressive, maddening, debilitating, unable to sweat off the heat.
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I prefer snow. Real snow, the kind that sits around a while after falling. You can stay comfortable in snow, but staying comfortable in the rain is difficult. But as Nish notes, this attitude is probably due to where i grew up. Wet == cold, shivering, unhappy, rushing to get done with whatever i'm doing and back inside... or in the summer time: humid, oppressive, maddening, debilitating, unable to sweat off the heat.
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Been raining on and off a bit over the last week, but it's been raining almost continuously since last night. It's brought down the temperatures to the mid-20s, and I'm sitting around in a T-shirt and pyjamas. Just returned from buying a gift for a function tomorrow (although if it's anything like today, I won't be going) and some food. Nearly 24 hours of straight rain, and IT'S AWESOME! I know the British (and perhaps to a lesser degree, other Europeans) and North Americans think sun = fun and rain = terrible, but I (and many of my countrymen) love rain. This weather is great for a weekend; my only regret is I'm single and live alone, it would be perfect to have some company. Oh, well, c'est la vie. :) Here is a song from a 90s Tamil film shot in Madras: Chinna Chinna Malai Thuligal. I love to play this every time it rains. How does your culture react to rain?
Cheers, Vikram. (Cracked not one CCC, but two!)
Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
buying a gift for a function tomorrow
Gifts for functions, presents for classes?
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