I wrote:

>> And the best place to live? Ireland, apparently, with Switzerland a
>> close second.

Kevin Wayne Williams replied:

> They obviously missed an important factor: if water ever takes
> solid form without artificial refrigeration, the location is simply
> uninhabitable.

I don't quite get that. Water takes solid form without artificial
refrigeration any time it's wet and colder than 0 degrees centigrade
outside.

Or am I missing something?

John
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