laurie53 wrote:If you're looking for cold, Andere, You're in the right place in Lincolnshire.
I grew up in these parts, Laurie, and thought I was inured to this straight-from-the-Urals wind because it was just part of life. However, too many years in the balmy south must have softened me up because this winter has slightly caught me on the hop and I'd forgotten just how chilling it can be!
All in All, though, so long as I'm warmly dressed and it's warm indoors, I much prefer this crisp, fresh wind to the damp and muggy westerlies this country gets so much of the time.
I'd say the Moray Firth runs Lincolnshire a close second in terms of wind chill. After their sojourn in Essex, my parents moved to Portessie, a house right across from the shore, and a raging nor'easter there was quite an experience! My poor Essex Man thought he might never recover! It was a lovely spot in spring and summer but the winters were something else.