We now interrupt the regularly scheduled program to bring you this important announcement:
NO SCHOOL TOMORROW DUE TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES
Okay, I understand in Canada where it might be 40 below, but here in Tennessee it *might* reach zero tonight, so they've gone ahead and cancelled school for tomorrow. It is currently 2:30 in the afternoon and they have already cancelled tomorrow. Here's an actual piece of the weather alert:
TEMPERATURES THIS COLD CAN POSE A NUMBER OF DANGERS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY IT CAN SERIOUSLY AFFECT YOUR HEALTH. EXTENDED EXPOSURE TO BITTER COLD CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA. IF POSSIBLE, STAY INDOORS. IF YOU HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE, LIMIT YOUR TIME IN THE COLD AND BUNDLE UP WITH COAT, CAP, AND GLOVES.
I just can't seem to get my mind around this. The actual forecast says tonight's low is 5 degrees and tomorrow's high is 26 degrees, but it warns the temperatures will not rise above freezing until Saturday.
How do they think Canadians survive? Or for that matter, people in Chicago, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, Washington, Montana, and the list goes on! These states don't close down for 6 months out of the year... life goes on.
Here's to the constant adjustment of life in the South!
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