It's 10 and dropping with wind chill -4. By morning they expect 7 with a chill of -10. If I were outside I wouldn't be talking about the weather, or anything for that matter.
Once upon a time due to circumcisions beyond my control I was stranded 120mi away from home and it wasn't even this cold. I had to hitch hike (when it as fairly safe and legal) along a county road and the 2 or 3 cars out at that late hour passed me by. I finally reached a diner, staggered in, sat at the counter and TRIED to order a coffee to warm me... mumble mmmffft mumumffff. I pointed to a cup, she smiled, brought it and thankfully paid having warmed and continued on my way. Shortened for brevity, when I reached New Brunswick, NJ, after waiting for morning in the station I finally made it home to Rahway by a Pennsylvania Railroad local for fans out there, warm milk this time and bed, I don't think I ever fell asleep that fast.
Take winter weather, especially wind chill warnings seriously, you may live to regret ignoring them, then maybe you won't live.
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