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Well we might be into the 6th month but the weather is still far from great!
The nice people at Lulu have a special offer running you might be interested in:-
Order today and save 25% on all print books in the Lulu bookstore through June 3 with checkout code NEWJUNE25. Don't forget, coupon codes are CASE-SENSITIVE.'
If you are interested just click on Lulu and it'll take you there and obviously search for Maddy Bell or Scaramouch!
As I mentioned last time, I'm away this weekend so there is a new Gaby chapter here today!
I've already got 4 new chapters in the can this week and things are going along quite nicely - so far!
until next week
tschussie!
Mads
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Curling up
with a new book - sounds sensible. 1st June here, 11 degC, rain roaring in on a nasty Northerly. New Gaby arrived, so turn the heating back on...
"Reach for the sun."
I've escaped (for the time being)
Saw temperatires of 94F earlier today (Wed) as I drove along Route 50 in Nevada from Ely to Reno. It was a cool 42F when I set out.
Hardly a cloud in the sky. Almost felt sorry for those back home in the UK. (I did say almost. This is too hot for me)
no idea
What those temperatures are - guess it's an American thing!
Madeline Anafrid Bell
Fahrenheit to Centigrade
Subtract 32, then multiply by 5 and divide by 9
(Mrs Dale, Jesmond Road Junior School, West Hartlepool, County Durham, 1964)
Converting
I usually type 'xx c to f' or 'xx f to c' in the Google search bar and the Google gods give me the answer.
The lazy way
I got an app from the Android site that is an all purpose converter. Money, length, temps, all that plus more. All you have to do is select what your data is (like CM to inches, or £/$ to €), plug in your data and it'll give you the converted data. Much easier on my last few brain cells!
I went outside once. The graphics weren' that great.
Too lazy to use an app
Subtract 32. Divide by 2. Add 1/10 of that. Good enough usually.
American things
"Fahrenheit" sounds like a good American name. Has Gabby been to Danzig?
Temperature Scales
From a utilitarian perspective, Fahrenheit is superior for weather and Celsius is superior for cooking. Why? Water freezes at 32 degrees, Fahrenheit, and boils at 212 degrees, Fahrenheit. Please observe that most weather situations lie between 0 and 100 degrees, Fahrenheit. Celsius is good for keeping cooking temperatures relatively low, numerically, and Fahrenheit does not. You will see recipes stating a 450 degree, Fahrenheit, oven.
Now for some bits of trivia. Fahrenheit and Celsius coincide at minus 40 degrees, which happens to be the freezing point of mercury. Normal human body temperature is 37 degrees, Celsius, and 98.6 degrees, Fahrenheit.
G/R