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I see people wearing winter coats and hats.... (Original Post) Heartstrings Nov 2020 OP
So... send all your coats to Sheep Without Coats. LakeArenal Nov 2020 #1
I saw them open for Men Without Hats. CaptainTruth Nov 2020 #14
What an event!!! I had back stage passes. LakeArenal Nov 2020 #18
Fabulous!!! Karadeniz Nov 2020 #2
I saw men walking around in shorts yesterday Wicked Blue Nov 2020 #3
Same here.... Heartstrings Nov 2020 #5
Snow and rain expected here. True Blue American Nov 2020 #6
No precipitation in the forecast here for the next week Heartstrings Nov 2020 #7
Let me guess..college age white guy in cargo shorts? irisblue Nov 2020 #8
Older guy with white hair and moustache. Wicked Blue Nov 2020 #9
My 62 year old boss wears cargo shorts every day TexasBushwhacker Nov 2020 #21
When it's 60 degrees here in Phoenix, we bring out the coats and hats! DesertRat Nov 2020 #15
Man, you got that right!! AZ8theist Nov 2020 #24
I wore shorts for our walk yesterday, 59 degrees out. we can do it Nov 2020 #25
Most excellent malaise Nov 2020 #4
Well done, but too nuanced for the ChumpHumpers FakeNoose Nov 2020 #10
I do not own a winter coat xxqqqzme Nov 2020 #11
Definitely! Heartstrings Nov 2020 #12
yes Since pashmina shawls became popular I only need to drag yellowdogintexas Nov 2020 #28
We are xxqqqzme Nov 2020 #33
A near perfect analogy... paleotn Nov 2020 #13
Clever, and funny. BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #16
You could out-primary half the GOP caucus with a slogan like that sandensea Nov 2020 #17
Maybe even some with a scarf over their mouth and nose? keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #19
K&R Blue Owl Nov 2020 #20
That does not work. People do not wear coats out of fear of hypothermia, they were them out of LizBeth Nov 2020 #22
I wear a leather motorcycle jacket & fedora just to look cool. So there... rickyhall Nov 2020 #23
I like this one DBoon Nov 2020 #26
Excellent!! I just read my cousin's obit and tazmaniac Nov 2020 #27
Oh no! Heartstrings Nov 2020 #29
How very sad. 3catwoman3 Nov 2020 #31
I've lived in the upper peninsula of Michigan, where... 3catwoman3 Nov 2020 #30
I wear a coat 🧥 because I'm cold Raine Nov 2020 #32
I hate winter, but like winter clothing! Fyrefox Nov 2020 #34

Wicked Blue

(5,819 posts)
3. I saw men walking around in shorts yesterday
Sun Nov 29, 2020, 11:22 AM
Nov 2020

and one guy was bare-chested as well. Kind of a strange sight in late November, but it got up around 60 degrees here in Maryland.

Heartstrings

(7,349 posts)
7. No precipitation in the forecast here for the next week
Sun Nov 29, 2020, 11:38 AM
Nov 2020

Temps will be dropping to daytime high of 35ish.....ugh!

irisblue

(32,929 posts)
8. Let me guess..college age white guy in cargo shorts?
Sun Nov 29, 2020, 11:47 AM
Nov 2020

Cuz yesterday that demographic was playing b-ball on my street

TexasBushwhacker

(20,144 posts)
21. My 62 year old boss wears cargo shorts every day
Sun Nov 29, 2020, 02:40 PM
Nov 2020

Granted,, it doesn't get super cold in Houston most of the time, but still. He wears his baggy shorts and a golf or Hawaiian shirt every day, and he's a CPA that see's clients!

FakeNoose

(32,582 posts)
10. Well done, but too nuanced for the ChumpHumpers
Sun Nov 29, 2020, 12:05 PM
Nov 2020

I love the irony here, but it's wasted on the low-information people. They won't get the message until they see the mobile mortuaries and body bags piling up.




xxqqqzme

(14,887 posts)
11. I do not own a winter coat
Sun Nov 29, 2020, 12:06 PM
Nov 2020

I do have a long sleeve, 100% cotton cardigan with a hood that occasionally I pretend is a winter coat. Does that count?

yellowdogintexas

(22,231 posts)
28. yes Since pashmina shawls became popular I only need to drag
Sun Nov 29, 2020, 05:47 PM
Nov 2020

out my "dressy" winter coat once or twice a year (if an extremly cold day also falls on a Sunday)

Found a really neat plush hooded jacket with embroidery up the lapels at Greater Good. It is the perfect weight, and looks good with anything

xxqqqzme

(14,887 posts)
33. We are
Mon Nov 30, 2020, 07:07 AM
Nov 2020

weather wusses on So Cal. When the temperature goes down to 45, we think it is freezing. If we are lucky we will get about 10 days of 40 degree weather. Then I can wear my hoodie zipped up. Spoiled rotten we are.

keithbvadu2

(36,660 posts)
19. Maybe even some with a scarf over their mouth and nose?
Sun Nov 29, 2020, 01:54 PM
Nov 2020

Maybe even some with a scarf over their mouth and nose?

LizBeth

(9,952 posts)
22. That does not work. People do not wear coats out of fear of hypothermia, they were them out of
Sun Nov 29, 2020, 02:43 PM
Nov 2020

comfort.

tazmaniac

(114 posts)
27. Excellent!! I just read my cousin's obit and
Sun Nov 29, 2020, 04:08 PM
Nov 2020

in bold letters at the end it said "WEAR A MASK"-she died of COVID the day after Thanksgiving>

3catwoman3

(23,947 posts)
30. I've lived in the upper peninsula of Michigan, where...
Mon Nov 30, 2020, 03:27 AM
Nov 2020

...people start wearing shorts as soon as it is above freezing. I’ve lived in San Antonio, TX, where people break out their parkas when the temp “dips” to 55 degrees.

My time in San Antonio arose as the result of joining the Air Force nurse corps. I had grown up in Rochester, NY, and found the humid heat of San Antonio unbearable. I remember leaving my apartment one September morning on the way to the base, and is was 62 degrees - it felt GREAT to my northern soul. I laughed out loud when the radio guy said, “Well, folks, better bundle up. It’s a little nippy this morning.” Nippy? Nippy at 62 degrees?

Nippy involves frost.

Raine

(30,540 posts)
32. I wear a coat 🧥 because I'm cold
Mon Nov 30, 2020, 03:57 AM
Nov 2020

not because I'm afraid of hypothermia, probably most people wear them for the same reason. Coats keep a person from shaking and shivering keeping you warm and comfortable, they serve their purpose.

Fyrefox

(300 posts)
34. I hate winter, but like winter clothing!
Mon Nov 30, 2020, 07:21 AM
Nov 2020

In my area when people drag out their heavy coats prematurely, they're sometimes asked "What will you do when it really gets cold?" I saw a guy in earlier November wearing shorts and flip-flops; it wasn't warm, either. I consider myself to dress appropriately for the season, but can handle most of winter in a heavy lined hooded sweatshirt...

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