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No er det på tide at både den tette nasa og det lukne veret tar seg ei pause. Skal vi aldri få sjå kvite bakkar og istappar under hustaket? Aldri igjen? Og tru ikkje at det berre er slik her i Bergen, rapportane kjem frå heile verda. Denne frå New York:

Dear Mr. Old Man Winter,

Please consider this letter notice of your termination, effective immediately. Despite clear expectations and requirements -- January temperatures not to exceed 40° F, consistent snow and blustery conditions, minimum of one blizzard with white-out per annum, &c. &c. -- you have failed to date to meet expectations and deliver even rudimentary winter weather. A forecast high of 72° today in New York City is clear proof of your failure to do your job.

A replacement will be appointed immediately. Perhaps we will try a young go-getter for this role, someone who is willing to take on the many weather challenges of this magnificent season rather than rest on his "Great Winter of '02-'03" laurels.

Yours truly,
Mother Nature