Oi! The NYC winter is just eight or nine inches total of snow on the ground, and temperatures around 30 F. I know this seems unpleasant (and particularly cold when that wind whips around the skyscrapers), but take pleasure in the fact that winters have been pretty light in the MidAtlantic states for the last few years, Yorick!
I remember 'em more than forty years ago, before all the asphalt from population centers surrounding NYC and across NY and NJ raised the daily temperature. We had snowfalls of two to three feet regularly within a period of a couple of days, and the snow stayed throughout the winter. What we've got now is luxury compared to the stuff they had back then--or still have, up in the Albany-Buffalo-Rochester area.
Small satisfaction, I suppose. But give it another month of temperatures hovering around freezing, and things will begin to pick up, climate-wise. Downside is, the MidAtlantic states have become among the worst places to be during spring. Warm, wet winters have made the climate a bronchial sufferer's disaster zone.
By the way, Yorick, did you get a chance to see the giant Christmas tree in front of Radio City Music Hall, while it was still beautifully decorated? This is an NYC tradition dating back more than three quarter's of a century (not much by European standards, I know, but still...), and they do a fabulous job on that tree in front of the outdoor ice skating rink. [img]smile.gif[/img]
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