# It's 40°F and raining, and I like it.

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 17, 2005, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-40-f-and-raining-and-i-like-it/285184 "2005-01-17T14:09:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2005, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-40-f-and-raining-and-i-like-it/285184/1 "2005-01-17T14:09:33Z")

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I like cool weather better than hot weather (although the desert in the summer does have its charms, too). And I like snow.

But I don’t have a job. No job means no medical coverage. No medical coverage means that if I’m injured, I’m in trouble. I can’t risk skiing right now, and it’s slippery to walk on. This snow is useless to me.

The thermometer on the back porch reads 40°F, and there’s rain. It’s melting the snow. Not only that, but I’ll burn a little less propane as well.

🙂

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**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-40-f-and-raining-and-i-like-it/285184/2 "2005-01-17T20:51:45Z")

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> [@Johnny L.A.](#):
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> The thermometer on the back porch reads 40°F, and there’s rain. It’s melting the snow. Not only that, but I’ll burn a little less propane as well.

Dog nose days, I call 'em.

Daniel

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**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2005, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-40-f-and-raining-and-i-like-it/285184/3 "2005-01-18T04:25:08Z")

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> [@Johnny L.A.](#):
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> I The thermometer on the back porch reads 40°F, and there’s rain.

This weekend it was -40 in TBay. Know what happens when you toss a pan of boiling water into the air at -40? It doesn’t rain. It’s pretty neat. Looks like smoke from fire works. Doesn’t hit the ground.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-40-f-and-raining-and-i-like-it/285184/4 "2005-01-19T15:27:50Z")

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It’s like 60 now. In L.A. they’d call this ‘The Pineapple Express’. Feels good.