Spaw -

It's just that in our correspondence he never mentioned that particular subject.

He was, as you may recall, fond of little "twists" in the conversation. Was it absolutely clear that he was asking if the weather (which you described appropriately) was as cold as you had ever felt, or might he have been asking if "in a brass bra" was as cold as you'd ever felt a w... ...?

Maybe he didn't continue that conversation 'cause you didn't get it?

John