The winter blast seems to be taking over the United States. This past weekend, North Dakota saw wind chill of 45 below zero, making it nearly impossible to leave the house. People weren’t even able to travel south to avoid the frost. Florida saw temperatures in the 30’s. The frost in the sunshine state has killed most of the crops, which means less fresh fruit this month. No place seems to be safe from the frigid air. I realize it’s winter but there’s a reason I chose to live in Charlotte, North Carolina and not in Alaska.
Despite the below freezing temperatures, there are still those select few individuals who don’t know how to dress for the weather. The theory may be obvious, but when there is a chance of flurries and you are able see your own breath, shorts and a t-shirt are not the proper outfit. I call these people the ‘stubborn ones’.
These individuals want you to think you’re crazy for thinking it’s cold but the sheet of ice on my car reassures me that they are actually the crazy ones. When you can see your own breath, it is cold outside and when the grass is white, it is cold outside, end of story. So please ‘stubborn ones,’ retire the flip-flops until the summer, and put on some pants, because your lack of clothing is making me cold just looking at you.
However, flip-flops and shorts may be able to make a reappearance sooner then expected. One week the weather is calling for snow in the charlotte area, and the next week the temperature is suppose to reach the 50’s. Even I don’t know what to wear in this season they call winter. However, I am not the only one confused, animals are just as puzzled. The temperature was barely 20 degrees and there was a robin in my backyard, although, it isn’t like they can go south to escape the cold.
In fact, there was a story recently where iguanas are falling out of trees in Florida. These reptiles have become so confused by the brisk air that they are unable to form a grip around the branch. They then slip into hibernation, and simply fall out of the tree. Tourists assume the iguanas are dead, but they are merely sleeping until the weather becomes a little more stable.
Honestly, who knows when that will occur, definitely not the weatherman. Last week Charlotte was suppose to see flurries, even calling on the salt trucks to prepare the roads. Paranoid Carolinians stocked up on their milk and bread, only to be disappointed with a whole bunch of nothing.
While some people experienced inches of snow in other areas of North Carolina, staying in the Charlotte area over the break only gave me a bad attitude towards winter. The last few weeks provided me with a dirty car from the unnecessary salt on the roads and a sinus infection from the unpredictable weather. Is it summer yet? Who knows, maybe we’ll see snow in the summer time, because mother nature can’t seem to make up her mind.
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