One of the things I love the most about living in the midwest is hearing people talk like this:
“Doggone it’s cold today! Gee whiz!”
Yes, I heard someone say exactly those words, just a minute ago. Granted, he was an older gentleman. Those of us born in more recent decades would tend to express the sentiment a bit differently… ;)
As for how cold it actually is: temp said 6 degrees when I left for work this morning. Since then it’s gone up to a balmy 8. Of course, the presence or absence of significant wind would really make a difference. For instance, when I was out by the lake on Thanksgiving day, there was a fairly bitter wind blasting my face from one side, making the 12 degree temperature seem probably somewhere in the near sub-zero range. A good introduction to winter, although somewhat harsh for November! (All temps in degrees Fahrenheit. In general, I repudiate the metric system, except for scientific applications.)
(And I still haven’t gotten around to the sidebar reorganization I mentioned last time….ah well.)
