Hi from Milford NJ

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Joel Larsson

Arturo, you are warmly welcomed!
I have to ask, since you have been in Scandinavia and all, did you ever have a semla? They are quite the rage on this forum. Maybe you will see. I try to make them as internationally well-known as the fabulous grits of the South East.
Yes, nature is nice up here! Cities are maybe not as nice. Tromsö is good for being Norwegian, though. Cities in my native Sweden ain't exactly my cuppa either. I'm a country guy, like you!

Hi Arturo.
You must remember that, where E. Joel comes from, they don't get night time for six months. E. Joel last slept in October.

[Oren Hudson]

Welcome Arturo. Miami is the home for my long, long time favorite pro football team. I've been a Dolphins fan since 1970.

One thing to remember - there are lots of folks here that are FOS - and I'm one of them. I'm sure that you've already figured out who some of the others are. But, we have a lot of silly fun, usually. Take Bill E. Joel for example. He's already tried to convince you that semla is better than grits. Now, you and I both know that just ain't so. Then Richard will try and pass kiwifruit to you. Imagine that!

Enjoy the ride.

[Joel Larsson]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

Hi Arturo.
You must remember that, where E. Joel comes from, they don't get night time for six months. E. Joel last slept in October.

No, that's not correct! I last slept on the second last Sunday; that was the day when day and night are as long, remember? I wouldn't wake all winter; there's nothing to see here then! Now it's still winter, but at least the sun is up.

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Joel Larsson

No, that's not correct! I last slept on the second last Sunday; that was the day when day and night are as long, remember? I wouldn't wake all winter; there's nothing to see here then! Now it's still winter, but at least the sun is up.

I love rain - we don't get snow in Wainuiomata, but I love rain. I'd probably love snow too, but we don't get it.

[Oren Hudson]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

I love snow. But the 2 things in life that we don't have "down here" that I wish we did are snow and grits.

Yea my friend, I have those same 2 wishes for you and yours.

[Joel Larsson]

Snow is good. Back home in Sweden, where the global warming has made the winter disappear almost completely, half the year is a rainy, endless anti-season. In that case, rain is nothing I really enjoy, as I don't enjoy anything. Summer rain is usually refreshing, though. Up here, the winter is so long that it leaves no room for spring, and even the fall is rather short. It's either summer or winter up here - good concept!

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