Wind Chill, Wind Schmill
OK, so just making the rounds this morning in search of D.C.-related news and tidbits. Checked the weather on weather.com. It tells me the temperature in the District is 29, but it “feels like” 21.
Yeah, right. It feels more like 40 out there, especially on the sunny side of the street.
One thing you learn after living in D.C. for a few years is that is just doesn’t get cold here. You don’t really need a winter coat; a sweater will do. I see all these people bundled up out there, people wearing knit hats and shit, and I ask myself, “Are these people in the same climate as me?”
It’s not cold out and won’t be anytime soon, either.
February 21st, 2008 at 11:48 am
One thing you learn growing up in D.C. is that the city is filled–filled!–with people from other places who love to complain about D.C. residents not being able to handle the weather. “You think this is cold?” people always say. “You should see what it’s like in upstate New York, where I’m from!”
Bah! Sometimes I wish a gust of chilly wind would blow this kind of griping out of town.
February 21st, 2008 at 11:53 am
i’m from upstate NY, and I think the weather here is great(!) but i do wear a hat when i wait for the bus…
plus, you know, some people think that knit caps are a fashion thing.
February 21st, 2008 at 11:58 am
Your bitterness is so profound that it warps space, time, and mathematics. It was indeed in the 20’s this morning. And cold. You are bitching about bitching. Linking to weather.com–some real high speed reporting there. Thanks for that.
February 21st, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Rolo: Well put, and my apologies. High-speed is right, in the sense that I have little time to spare. But good point on the bitterness front. Allow me to put a finer point on this: As the title of the post says, what I really think is lame is the “feels like” function, which is the weather establishment’s wind chill factor. I just don’t believe in wind chill. It’s such a crock.
February 21st, 2008 at 4:39 pm
Sara.h–be true to your school. You are NOT from upstate. You are from Western New York. WNY, yo! Where people know what 21 degrees “feels like”: sweater weather for sure.
February 21st, 2008 at 5:00 pm
True, Jule. I’m from WNY. And proud of it.
Go Sabres.
February 22nd, 2008 at 8:37 am
what’s the deal with things being closed today? it’s not even cold out!
February 22nd, 2008 at 8:38 am
oops, that was from me.