90s winter lessons

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Frozen fingers can –

Tie no shoes. Hot baths bring no –

warmth. Cold water thaws.

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Whenever my toes or fingers go numb from the cold, and I rush home in search of warmth, I hover my hand over the hot water tap. But I'm an 80s kid and grew up in the 90s when playing football with ice on the pitch was still allowed. I always remember the sting of bitter shock and disappointment when my freezing cold toes hit the steaming hot water of a lovingly prepared bath.

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I hope this brings back memories for everyone who reads it.

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