"Urgent Wind Chill Advisory"

On 2007-01-28, GrtArtiste wrote:
coat?" or "you'll freeze to death" I wonder how humanity survived
thousands of years without any of what we consider "modern
necessities".

Generally, it didn't - well, not long after reproduction age at least.

Some of these 'nanny' things like warm coats, better diet, knowledge
about avoiding certain disease, hygiene etc. mean we now live on average
close to 80 years instead of 35 years.

While some of it is patently ridiculous (such as the attempts at
absolute sterility in a lot of things, which I think will probably have
a deleterious effect through reduced immune systems)
quite a lot of these modern conveniences has greatly increased our
quality of life and life span.

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GrtArtiste writes:

The "nanny attitude" is pervasive, isn't it? I get lots of snide
comments from co-workers because I routinely walk a short distance
from my car to the door of the office without a coat on (unless the
snow is blowing around). Every time I hear such as "where's your
coat?" or "you'll freeze to death" I wonder how humanity survived
thousands of years without any of what we consider "modern
necessities".

I've noticed that many people dress for the season, not for the
weather. If it's winter, they wear lots of warm clothing; if it's
summer, they wear cool clothing. The only problem is that they never
actually look at the thermometer, so they are often improperly
dressed.

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Mxsmanic wrote:

I've noticed that many people dress for the season, not for the
weather. If it's winter, they wear lots of warm clothing; if it's
summer, they wear cool clothing. The only problem is that they never
actually look at the thermometer, so they are often improperly
dressed.

Sounds like a woman problem to me ...... (ducking and running)



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Chris W writes:

Sounds like a woman problem to me ...

The only distinction I see in that respect is that women are much more
likely to dress for looks, and then complain about being too cold or
(very rarely) too hot.

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Jay:

Let me know if you get stuck and need a hangar overnight.

JN

Jay:

Let me know if you get stuck and need a hangar overnight.

JN

Let me know if you get stuck and need a hangar overnight.

Thanks for the offer!

However, I was delayed by our annual R/C swap meet at the airport
today, and then out-voted by my long-suffering family, who decided
that the high winds and cold temperatures just didn't sound like fun
in Atlas when it was already too late to fly to Wisconsin.

I allowed myself to be convinced... We "flew" the Toyota to the mall
instead...

;-)
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On 1/28/2007 8:51:30 AM, "Jay Honeck" wrote:

Despite this commonly known fact, the National Weather Service has
felt compelled to issue a urgent "Winter Weather Advisory" for
"extreme wind chills". My desktop weather (courtesy of the Weather
Channel) is now blinking red, warning me (and millions of others) to
dress warmly, and to not go outside. Heavens, what will we all do?

The Weather Channel Desktop Weather utility can be customized to show only
severe weather alerts, such as severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings, thus
removing these trivial statements if you so prefer.

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On 2007-01-28, Jay Honeck wrote:
Honestly, will this "Nanny State" we've created ever right itself?
We're paying hundreds of meteorologists, in the employ of the Federal
Government, under the auspices of the National Weather Service, to
issue WARNINGS TO DRESS WARMLY...

I doubt you are paying hundreds of meterologists to do anything of the
sort. It's likely these warnings are automatically generated by a
computer when a certain threshold is reached. I know you don't like
government employees, but try visiting one of the forecasting sites -
you might be surprised about what they do and don't do.

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I know you don't like
government employees, but try visiting one of the forecasting sites -
you might be surprised about what they do and don't do.

Where did you ever get that idea? I absolutely adore all government
employees who do their jobs efficiently, and accomplish their tasks at
a price that matches the market value of their work.

I've even met her, once. Her name is "Ruby", and she's a black woman
who works for the IRS. Without her, the entire US Government would
grind to a halt.
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