Bruce Lilly <> supposedly scribbled: >> Date: 2005-01-01 21:20 >> From: "Glen Zorn \(gwz\)" <gwz@xxxxxxxxx> > >> Yes, I did (though I admit I see little humor is the story). >> However, my main point was not so much that we would die in droves >> (or at all); more to the point is the question of why we seem to go >> out of our way to find unpleasant weather for our meetings. > > I suspect that's not a primary consideration. OTOH, it's probably a > beneficial side-effect considering the criticism that another > organization whose abbreviated name also begins with "I" has > attracted due to its choice of balmy, chic, and expensive meeting > venues... Are you talking about the IEEE? I've not been regularly attending 802 for awhile now but when I was the favorite spot seemed to be the DFW Hyat (hardly balmy or chic). > >>> Of course, the MAXIMUM temperatures quoted in the *exceptional* >>> Paris summer of 2003 were 104 degrees Fahrenheit; >> >> 2003 was, indeed, exceptional. OTOH, it is hardly exceptional that >> everyone who can leave the city in August, does. This is no doubt >> because it is just so damn pleasant they can't stand it, right? > > No, it's because (nearly) everybody goes on vacation at the same time. > >> As the old joke about Hell goes, "It ain't the heat, it's the >> humidity." > > Would you prefer New York or Tokyo in July-September? Both cities > frequently have Summer temperatures near or above 100 F with humidity > near 100%. [And several millions of inhabitants in each metropolitan > area cope with the climate] Merely because one can find someplace worse doesn't make bad good. > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf Hope this helps, ~gwz Why is it that most of the world's problems can't be solved by simply listening to John Coltrane? -- Henry Gabriel _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf