The Portland area forecast is for rain/snow mix, and lots of it. They’ve been talking about it for days.
I’ve already assured my wife I’ll be bringing my laptop home from work in case we get snowed in. She’s requested that I put her snow tires on in case it’s really bad.
I drove to work today in wintry conditions: foreboding sprinkles and near-freezing temperatures.
So naturally, for my lunchtime errand, despite seeing the heavy, dark ominous clouds looming overhead and moving inland, my thought was:
“Nah, I don’t need to bring my coat.”
And after returning from my errand, looking very much like a drowned rat from having sprinted through the sudden (but nonetheless predictable) deluge of sleet and rain, I ponder my choice. Was it a bad one? Yes.
Will I learn from it? Probably not.
I’m glad my wife puts up with me.
Pretend your mother is speaking to you–”Now Tom you wear your coat or you will be in big trouble.” That is the whole point of having a super-ego, a firmly installed mother in your head.
(MD) Wasn’t I the one who used to wear short sleeves in the winter? Ah, good times…
You didn’t bring your coat today when we were out and about!!! I love you xoxoxoxoxoxox
(Hubby) Yes, and I was freezing. But you know I’ll do it again.
You will catch the death!!!
(Hubby) How many mothers do I have here?
Since you have so many “mother” comments, I’ll just say I was really hoping non-coat-wearing was a phase my son would outgrow….but now I’m wondering. Is it a male thing?
(MD) Yeah, probably. Could be worse though. I could have gone out into the freezing rain barefoot.
I’ve made that poor decision enough times to say I won’t ever learn either. Hope the snow wasn’t too bad for you.
(MD) No, the snow was very light. It was the fallout from kids staying home that was bad for me.
Unfortunately, it is not a male thing. I have found myself outside and noticing my feet felt wet and cold. Looked down and found I was wearing socks but no shoes. Been doing that all my life.
(MD) That’s something I do just about every day, when I take out the garbage. Invariably I’m shoeless and it’s raining.
Your sister called me yesterday and told me it was supposed to snow in Sacramento. She sent me a text today that she was driving in the rain. We, however, got the storm she was supposed to get and this morning had 8 1/2 inches of snow. The prediction is that this is just the light part of what we are to get in the next 48 hours. This is in addition to the almost 40 inches we have had this year.
(MD) If we got that much here the entire population would curl up into the fetal position. We can barely hack an inch.
Gosh, Tom, next you’ll be doing the Polar Plunge!
(MD) Sign me up!
I don’t wear gloves, even when it’s frigid outside and/or snowing. Then I complain when my hands are cold and look like they belong to a 100-year-old lady. I guess I’ll never learn either.
But the coat thing? My husband usually ends up putting it on the backseat and doesn’t wear it, even when it’s cold out. I don’t know if it’s a male thing or not.