Pointless Announcements

Gotta get tough or die!

 

It's Southern thing. If you live in the warm temps long enough, even after having lived in colder climates, your body doesn't tolerate the cold very well. I had friends who moved from Detroit to Houston who would laugh at what we called cold weather. After a few years they also complained about the cold here. It doesn't take long for someone to get used to a t-shirt, sweatshirt, & a light jacket being all the upper body clothing they need to stay warm.

 

I like cold weather

 

One of my BILs, a native Texan, wears short sleeves year round. On the rare occasion that temps hit below freezing (they live about 15 miles from the GOM), he might wear a windbreaker. Conversely, he also sweats heavily pretty much regardless of the temperature (try riding in a car with him, the AC setting that turns most people blue doesn't faze him).

 

Am I your bil? Lol

 

Maybe in the past tense .

One of my sister got married & quickly divorced so often there's at least one (X)BIL I never met.

 

Nah, not me then.

 

Every time I watch Cool Runnings, I'm like, "I've seen this enough times, I'll just enjoy the funny parts and not cry at the end."


And then I always cry at the end.

 

"Just be safe, babes, stay warm. Don't push E off the mountain. And have fun. Call or text me occasionally, so I know you're okay?"

"I'll try. But don't worry. I'm wearing my bracelet (RoadID) so at least they'll be able to identify my body if anything happens."

Cue unamused stare.

 

I like your hubby's sense of humor.

 

I agree with you but I'm afraid we will both be the victims of Dr. Noodle's withering scorn and unamused stare.

 

Meh, won't bother me, I've been married nearly 29 years.

I had a female boss (y'all might recall my posts about Psycho Bitch) who had issues with men. Her biological father abandoned her pregnant mother. Her mother put her up for adoption. Her adopted parents divorced because "dad" wouldn't end the affair with the woman he eventually married. The adoptive mother went through some rough times with her new husband. Psycho Bitch wasn't lesbian, but she didn't trust men. I drove her crazy because being married gave me the experience to deal with her considerable bullshit; basically I refused to kiss her ass and did so without being overtly insubordinate.

 

Yeah, well, his buddy texted me that it was cold as fuck outside his tent last night and the ice storm should hit them today.
I work with children and parents. I've mastered the unamused and withering gaze.

 

We don't have children, but my wife has spent decades working with children (and childish parents). She can make unruly children obey by using her unamused and withering gaze.

 

Well, I'm not a completely humorless shrew... I did ask him where he keeps the life insurance policy paperwork...

 

I love the cold. The idea of below freezing temps makes me happy. And snow. Oh how I love snow.

I am not a fan of where I live in Oregon. At least not during the winter 1) It rains a lot in the valley and when it's NOT raining, it's still pretty cloudy and dreary. 2) It rarely snows and 3) when it does snow, rarely more than a dusting, people become dumber.