What's the deal. I think Jersey was warmer. Should've brought that winter coat.

Spend a week in eilat.

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I was in Eilat over the Xmas period. It was freezing. Exsatmar I don't know what possessed you to imagine Israel didn't have a winter. And on top of it the houses are designed to stay cool not warm, so they feel even colder. Even my house in Shaarei Chessed, with carpets, central heating etc, feels much chillier than my London house. And in Eilat they are even less prepared for cold weather so we froze. The villa we rented had very little in the way of heating. The bedclothes were flimsy summerweight. All I wanted was to get the chill out of my bones by soaking in a hot tub but there was only a shower, in a chilly bathroom.

55-60 is freezing?
Have you been in yerushalayim recently?

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Yes of course, a couple of weeks ago. And it wasn't 55-60 except for maybe one hour at midday. The maximum temperatures given in the forecast online are just that; maximum. If you listen to the weather forecast on the radio it mentions them yes, but then adds: "at noon". In fact, after that one hour at midday, it chilled right down a half hour later and it went right down to a few degrees above freezing in the night.

In eilat?

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Yes. Everyone has been complaining about how cold it was there this winter.

Cold for eilat isnt as cold as jerusalem.

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It's been quite cold the last couple of days. I can't wait to get my gloves on monday!!

The low in Jersey tonight is a brisk 44 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius).

New Jersey weather is not too much different...

Quite cold..quite cold! It's 34º now (that's with bright sunlight!) with a low of 32º
fa-reeeeezing! (last night was bitter)

I'm Canadian, everything's relative.

Jerusalem is quite chilly in the winter. The fact that the buildings are made of stone and many if not most homes and buildings don't have adequate heating doesn't help matters.

I lived there for a few years - Here are my suggestions:

Get one of those electric heaters that looks like a radiator but plugs in. They work really well to heat up a room pretty fast.

Get a down comforter, even if you have to have one sent from abroad. It will keep you warm during the night.

Definitely get a down winter coat or a wool coat. You need a good winter coat in Jerusalem.

You also need a good rain coat because the winter is wet.

Long underwear is a good idea - Wintersilks.com sells reasonably priced silk underwear that is thin but warm.

Come Pesach the weather will be pleasant again!

I just learned somewhere that your not suppose to (allowed to?) complain about the weather of Yerushalayim.

You can thank Bush for that. It was nice till he came prancing over.

Are you allowed to read the weather forcast outloud to someone if it's a high of 40, a low of 25 and a 90% chance of rain?

Sure. Whatever the weather is in israel is a blessing from hashem.

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Only monotonously without any trace of negativity, sarcasm or complaint.

In the words of Rav Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg "It's better to be hot in this world"

Even when the weather forecast is tantamount to:
"Today's forecast: Mostly crappy"?

Interesting, where?

Probably when someone asked him if he gets hot with all those pairs of Tzitzis...

Makes sense, thanks.

I have a feeling it isn't something he put in writing.


So the story goes.

Not in E'Y. Not really anywhere.

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The forecast (in the english Hamodia anyway) is for some reason never given straightforwardly. Its always in relation to the day before. Hence it should read "Crappier than yesterday".

so that means that it's colder today then it was yesterday? I forgot my gloves when I went to the kotel last night, I thought my fingers were going to fall off they were so numb. (My hands always get cold)

This is from todays (Tue, Jan. 29th) paper;

Thats all. No numbers. Nothing.

That means I was right, it's colder then yesterday. Darn, I really wish I brought my ski jacket with me.

No. Actually "with a rise in temp" usually means warmer than yesterday.

But it's Hamodia so it's for entertainment purposes only.

It actually makes for great TP alternatives too, but that depends on if the delivery guy decides to dump it in the puddle in the middle of my chotzer or not.

Oh...I can't read anymore apparently. Either that or my brain is seeing things that aren't there...



Just dry it...drape it over the shower door. That's the best place to dry things.

If only my dira was equipped with a shower door, or even a curtain for that matter...

I guess a towel rack is out then....

Bingo.

cabinet doors? bed? counter tops? floor?

Depends which room.

Ummmmmmmm..........ok, so I guess you can't dry the paper. Oh well.

Oh, get a blowdryer *ducks*

Technically, I can hang it on the neighbor's clothes line, but with the weather and all...

it might blow away. or freeze. or both.

Exactly.

If I see any Hamodia's floating around, I'll let you know.

Nah. Its ok. If I let it loose, it means Im done reading it and Im fully stocked on TP so... keep it.On the other hand, if I messed up the crossword puzzle let me know.

I have enough toilet paper to last me the rest of the year...when 32 rolls costs the same as 56 rolls, you buy 56 rolls. And they aren't bad quality, either. And when the only other time that people are really here is shabbos, I know that I'll be the only using it. But thanks for the offer.

Sure. Think nothing of it.

of what? and who says I wasn't being sarcastic>?

I give up.

I was just kidding. Don't take it personally, I've been working on designing a site all morning, I needed a way to get my energy out....

Try singing in the shower. They say it works wonders.