On Nov 27, 5:45*pm, "'Mike'" wrote:
"Janet" wrote in message

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In article ,
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Last winter was the hardest, longest and coldest in my life

Either you are very young, or so old your memory is shot :-)

* Janet.

December 26th 1962 temperature went below freezing in the evening

Easter 1963 temperature went above freezing for the first time and it felt
warm.

I remember that one. There was ice 18"/450mm thick on the canal.