Just how soon is too soon to break out
the hats & mittens?
I'm not asking for myself; after all,
as long as it's above freezing it's shorts weather for me. But as I
mentioned yesterday, it's been wet & cold here for, like,
forever. And yesterday afternoon I started seeing people walking
down the street dressed up in winter gear—in heavy jackets, in
hats, and in a couple of cases, mittens.
On October 10th.
I won't get into whining about the
weather again. I did that enough yesterday, and I'm sure that you
don't need to hear it from me again until, say, the next time the
snow flies. But it's still early October. Last year around this
time, we had an 80-degree weekend, and wearing hats & mittens
were among the furthest things from our minds. But because we were
denied an Autumn this year (seriously—it was 83 degrees in
September 17th, and it's rarely been above the mid 50s
since) it's something we have to consider.
I don't in any way blame the people I
saw wearing mittens & hats yesterday. For October (heck for most
times of the year, save January & February) it was bone-numbingly
cold. And when you add in the hypothermic rain, a rain that draws
heat from your body, it was even worse. For many people, wearing
hats & mittens was the only was they COULD go outside. But for
me, at least, that didn't mitigate the shock of seeing people wear
them.
On October 10th.
Because I'm a masochist, I checked the
National Weather Service's forecast for Marquette for the next week.
Because I'm not a sadist I won't reprint it here. Let's just suffice
it to say that I won't be surprised if I see more and more people don
the apparel of winter in October of 2018. So if you haven't rummaged
through your closet to find your hats & mittens, or if you
haven't made it to your favorite stores to pick up new ones, you
might want to think about doing it soon. No one will blame you.
Even if it is just October 11th.
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