Danger, Falling Temps

Those of you who drop by regularly might remember that back when I first started blogging last October, I wrote an essay on my first winter in 17 years, courtesy of living in Florida. Well, I'm getting a beaut!

We are in the midst of a deep freeze that's literally as cold as your freezer. I woke up this morning to hear the meteorologists warning people not to go out unless they have to, because wind chills are already below zero and will go as low as -25.

Hard to stay in on a Saturday; that's the day when many of us run our errands: The post office, the bank, the supermarket, manicurist/hairdresser/barber, the gas station to fill up for the week (and to guard against having the contents of your tank freeze,) the car dealership to get those spark plugs changed that you should have done a month ago. Hopefully those with children can leave them with a trusted sitter. (In the What Was She Thinking category, one Chicago woman has been charged with endangering the welfare of a minor for leaving her 1-year-old alone in an unheated car while she and her 5-year-old went into a supermarket.)

So chin up, fellow sufferers!! Relief is in sight early next week, when it'll go up to 17 above.

Brrrrr.