5.30 am, get up, get ready for work-pleasant balmy morning. Get in car, turn on radio" It's going to be a scorcher today, seniors and small children should stay inside and keep cool. If you do not need to go out, stay home, stay cool." The ever ominous Weather Report! Whatever did people do before the national weather bureau started providing newscasters with their reports?
Anyhow, I stick my finger out the car window, Hum, it is a little hot out there." Close the windows and put the a/c on low. Twelve minutes later," Be careful today, the temperature is going to be in the 90's maybe three digits!"Okay, I turn the a/c up on high, I'm a little warm.
Get to work-"Morning"-- "Morning" back from co workers-followed by," Boy, today's gonna be a scorcher!""Really hot today!". Now I ‘m perspiring a little, take off my short sleeved summer jacket.
An hour later, the guy in the next cubicle comes in-"Wow it is really hot!" Ok, now I'm really sweating, I am drenched!
Of course, this is in an air conditioned building that they keep really cool, about 70's! What the hell am I going to do when I go outside?
That reminds me of a time about 10 years ago; I am from Michigan, now a Californian, anyway about 10 years ago, about 2 days after Christmas, we had 30 days of below zero temperatures. It was bitterly cold, and snowy, so we dressed in layers and did our best. Life goes on.
About a week into this freezer and listening to the daily gloom and doom of the weather news, I put on another layer of layered clothing to go to work (this was 4.30 am the coldest part of the day.) I had 2 pair of sweat pants on over long johns, with leg warmers on top, woolen socks and boots, On top I had a sweater, sweat shirt, a vest, and a winter jacket, a hat, ear muffs and woolen gloves. I heard the temperature on the radio, " All time low this morning, 13, below zero, bundle up or stay home today."
My teeth were chattering, my nose was frost bitten, and my feet were freezing. I could not say warm! And I had not even left the house yet! I was inside waiting for the car heater to warm up the car! The house was a freezing 72' above zero!
That reminds me of the old farmer's tail about the donkey in the middle of the corn field. The sun shone so hot on the corn, it popped. The popcorn fell on the donkey's back, he thought it was snowing, and he froze to death!
Mind over matter, Dears. Turn off the weather reports, put your ear muffs on so you can't hear them, think 72' constant temperature and stay calm.
