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[sjc <indexer AT fairpoint.net>]

bob ford wrote:
> But Lynn, do you know how cold it gets in Maine.  They have entire 48 hour periods where the temperature never rises above freezing.  
C'mon, Bob.....that's underwear weather!  What gets out the heavy coat 
and mukluks are the 2-week periods when it goes to -20 and sits 
there....although if the sun comes out, which is often the case when 
it's quite cold like that, being outside really isn't bad.  We used to 
do a several-week trek in that coldest part of the winter, on snowshoes, 
with all our camping gear in a tote sled.  Really wasn't that bad; you 
just have to get ready for it and keep a cool head.
> And from reading Stephen King in my youth, ME sounds like an altogether spooky place; 
Maybe King has give a lot of folks that idea?  I know the guy, he's a 
really nice guy, just regular folks, and common as an old shoe, nothing 
scary about him..  He and his wife have done a lot for this state, so I 
guess if he adds a 'flavor' it might well be a prerogative of those who 
can.....He has a really nice  set of gates, made by an old Waldo County 
hippie :-) ; I watched 'em get put together.  I should have been a 
metalworker....

I've actually never waded through any of his fiction stuff.....not a 
fiction fan. 

SJ