On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 11:18:29PM +0200, David Fokkema wrote: | On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 09:25:45PM +0100, Pigeon wrote: | > On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 08:43:09PM +0200, David Fokkema wrote: | > > Can it be 'fresh' as 'cool' outside? (I might have gotten a little bit | > > confused, here, ;-). At least I know of fresh breezes, between moderate | > > and strong, but that is somewhat different... | > | > My favourite weather, of which I have been feeling a severe lack | > recently... | | The only type of persons I have met which really liked this kind of | weather (like I do and, apparently, you do too) are people who sail a | lot. You don't happen to be one of those people, do you?
I, too, love a good wind (or just a nice breeze) and hate stale air.
(that's probably one of the reasons I rather dislike air conditioning,
the other being that most establishments set the temperature to that
reminisicent of winter while the weather outside is pleasant)
I enjoy sailing and have a small boat which I need to fix[1] sometime
soon so I can take my friends out on it :-). Did you know that a hull
made out of styrofoam (no fiberglass coating) can last a good two
decades or so[2]? Kayaking is fun too, especially if the wind isn't
so cooperative.
-D
[1] The rudder was attached by wood screws screwed straight into the
styrofoam of the hull. The last time I had the boat on the water
the screws pulled out of the holes. I need to reattach the rudder
in a more durable manner.
[2] The boat was probably a grocery store display advertising
Coca-Cola because the sail has an old Coke ad slogan on it and the
hull was never coated with fiberglass. I bought the boat used
sometime around 9 years ago (for a whopping $28 USD, though for a
kid in middle-school it was a decent amount). The previous owner
obtained it second-hand and had it for ~8 years. He didn't know
any of the boat's prior history. Not a bad deal at all! :-D
--
Yes, Java is so bulletproofed that to a C programmer it feels like being in a
straightjacket, but it's a really comfy and warm straightjacket, and the world
would be a safer place if everyone was straightjacketed most of the time.
-- Mark 'Kamikaze' Hughes
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