sometime in the recent past Sheldon posted this:
On Nov 3, 3:13�pm, "Bob Hobden" wrote:
"Sheldon" wrote
Unless someone was a local they'd not know that "Herts" is ghetto/slum
speak for Hertfordshire.

It's actually the normal accepted short version, even the Queen would use.

The Queen is a local. Blue blooded is no recommendation of noble
mindedness... one can buy dogs with papers still gotta walk em.

The UK includes England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and the Isles...
that covers a few different bios... don't need (or even want) an
address, but a bit more specificity would help. �It's only southern
England that has relatively mild winters, most of the UK is just as
cold and snowy as NY's Catskills.

Not true, we are a Maritime climate you are a Continental type climate,
totally different. Our climate is governed by the seas around us, yours by
the land around you.
The effect is your winter comes, stays for a few months then goes and spring
comes... ours changes constantly and is all mixed up. �Whilst it is colder
the further North one travels it's still not constant like your weather and
even then there are exceptions like the effect of the warm Gulf Stream on
the West of Scotland. It's why we don't talk in zones.

Coastal US weather is governed by the seas same as the UK... you're
grasping, obviously.

Sheldon, you're busting balls *and* 'grasping,' as usual for anything that
makes you seem informed while you point out the opposite very well. "The
Queen is a local?" - what the hell does that mean? Never mind, I don't think
I need a better look at the inner workings of your mind. If you didn't get
'Herts' you should have gotten 'UK' but then you'd have one less opportunity
to quibble over a pointless point. And you don't understand the great
difference between having a coastline and being a relatively small land mass
surrounded by the sea. I live on the coast of Maine, but expect sub-zero
temperatures every winter. While my climate is moderated by the ocean, move
10 miles inland and it all changes. There, the summer is warmer, but the
winter is colder.

To anyone else, here's an url I found while looking up garlic-ing that I
thought was helpful for my Zone 4 gardening.
http://www.snellfamilyfarm.com/garlic.html

Sorry for the continued cross-posting. Cheers.

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