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Winter has taken a holiday and left the northeast to visit the once-sunny, now snowy west coast. Some here will be relieved to see Jack Frost take his leave, but those of this mindset simply don’t realize the long list of advantages bestowed by low temperatures.
When it’s cold outside, for instance, people walk faster, which means they hurry out of the way more quickly. People are less likely to venture outdoors, so the streets, stores, and other places where they tend to crowd end up liberatingly vacant. Plus, only the very brave or the very earnest will undertake a trek in the tundra, so chances are the people you do come across will be worth meeting.
Winter is good for productivity. People get to their offices earlier and stay in them longer. Winter makes whatever place you’re going seem cozier and more inviting. Brandy and hot coffee are consumed with renewed appreciation.
People also look better bundled up. A handsome winter coat is an investment, and tends to be made of sturdier stuff than graphic t-shirts or mini-dresses — unsightly items that a winter coat also graciously covers.
A cheek flushed rosy-pink by chilly air and a brisk wind is charming and cute. A summer face made moist and blotchy by hot temperatures is neither of these things.
California, count your blessings. And don’t stay away too long, Jack.
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fmm| 1.12.13 @ 10:38AM
Agree with your underlying sentiment that the fewer people around the better.
JmsA| 1.12.13 @ 1:56PM
Wait a minute. Weren't we supposed to be in the throes of global warming? Right now it's about 45 degrees. Last night it dipped to 27 degrees, and tonight a drop to 23 degrees is expected out here in sunny Southern Cal. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't bother me. I've lived back east and in Europe. It just doesn't make any sense with all the harping going on about global warming. And yes, it's true: the stores are are a lot easier to get about in; though I wonder if such has more to do with the depressed economy than the actual colder weather.
Paul McGrath| 1.12.13 @ 3:55PM
About a month ago, the letter writers and editorials in the S. F. Chronicle were bemoaning the fact that ski resorts everywhere in the country are now destined to lose money from now on and forever because at the time, it was raining in Lake Tahoe instead of snowing.
What a difference a couple of weeks makes. Every road in S. Lake Tahoe is now walled by ten foot high snow drifts. I believe it is negative two degrees there today.
What a laughable, contemptible bunch of nitwits.
Occam's Tool| 1.12.13 @ 5:54PM
I'm sorry, I live in North West Minnesota in Winter. What is this thing called Pavement? All I see is snow. :-)
Paul McGrath| 1.12.13 @ 6:41PM
Hi Occam. The reason I live in California is because I onced lived in Michigan. Yeah, yeah, yeah, winter in the Midwest has certain charms, but if I never see another snowflake for the rest of my life I won't shed too many tears.
Cobalt| 1.12.13 @ 6:52PM
Winter can be cold, but not cold-hearted like some people.
RJ| 1.13.13 @ 3:54PM
I just wish my house was better insulated.