tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post2895629786838356413..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Walkin' Through A Winter WonderlandMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-34931425291790431192011-02-02T08:43:59.440-08:002011-02-02T08:43:59.440-08:00When I lived in Vermont, I had a full set of winte...When I lived in Vermont, I had a full set of winter gear, right down to the pacs and the terrorist mask. Philadelphia winters, however, only rarely deserve the name. Normally, one can avoid ever having to put on anything more serious than a parka simply by staying indoors one day a year and drinking hot cocoa.<br /><br />Which is not to say that the sight of somebody who goes out into a winter storm unprepared isn't, as you say with some restraint, amusing.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-73487348700185875752011-01-30T21:02:41.623-08:002011-01-30T21:02:41.623-08:00You know, having to dress up in a fur rimmed, down...You know, having to dress up in a fur rimmed, down stuffed, winter hazmat suit every time I leave the house since the end of November, I find your attire entirely inappropriate for a snow storm. <br /><br />Although I still find it amusing.Erin Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103927760036849293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-519354554982694092011-01-27T09:20:36.855-08:002011-01-27T09:20:36.855-08:00I remember several years ago I walked through the ...I remember several years ago I walked through the middle of DC to work during (or just after) a heavy snowfall. (I worked at a radio station, and lived between 1 and 2 miles away, so I had "no choice" but to go to work.) It was pretty amazing being the only person in sight, walking around in the one of the greatest centers of political power on the planet. It is a pretty amazing memory for me, and one of those things that no one else can really appreciate when I describe it to them.David Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983230505509685792noreply@blogger.com