If I were at home I would say we have been overrun by an Alberta Clipper that brought much colder air into our area. Being in Prague I am not sure who I should blame. Russia is to our east, so I do not believe I can say we have been overrun by a Russian rocket. (That was what happened to us often when we worked in China.) Watching the weather on the TV I’ve seen that the weather comes from the northwest toward Prague. So, should I blame Norway, Sweden or Finland? I was walking into the building where we live the other evening and a young man walking behind me said, “It is much colder in Norway.” “Are you from Norway?” I asked. “Yes,” he replied, “and believe me, it is much colder there.”
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