My observations about Winter thus far, after living in broken hill for 3 weeks. Keep in mind I was born and raised in Darwin, and this is the first extended time I have spent in winter temps :p
- Scraping ice off your windscreen, first thing in the morning, in 1degree cold, is far from fun.
- Cold toilet seats have an amazing ability to turn Plums into Grapes, and Banana's into Chilli's.
- When used as slippers, foot socks get holes in them very fast.
- Ugg boots ARE your friend.
- No matter how much I beg, my electric blanket will not say yes when i ask it to marry me.
- When only one side of your queen sized bed is heated, you dont move much during the night.
- Heaters can and do replace dogs, as mans best friends. Dogs however, do not burn the hairs off your legs when you sit too close to them.
- Breathing steam, whilest fun, loses its novelty once you lose feeling to your extremeties.
- 0degree temperatures do not get in the way of me playing WoW.
- Its extremely difficult to type the most basic of emotes on a keyboard, when you have no feeling in your fingers. Ie, 'lol'.
- You find heat-sources from things you never even considered. Such as a cigerette lighter, or a PC exhaust fan.
- Putting your clothes in the dryer, while having a shower, makes putting them on MUCH more satisfying.
- I finally discovered what the 'red' section of my thermastate controls in my car, was for.
- No matter how hot Darwin is, you will still at one point during winter, wish to god you were back in the heat.
- Cold weather amplifies pain.
- You wish there was a hot woman in your bed, not for fun, but for warmth.
- Fat is an excellent insulator and I am now not entirely sure i want to diet.
- Yes i look dorky. But the three layers of clothes, ill-fitting jeans, ugg boots and beanie, will remain on until i deem fit to remove.
- People get sick of you saying 'dude its so ****ing cold here!', after about, then 5th time.
Thats it so far, i may append more as my winter experience endures.
Feel free to add your own :p