Dress for the weather

When I used to live in Minneapolis, MN (several years ago) I was always surprised to see folks - usually guys, in particular UPS drivers! - walking around in 10 -20 degree weather, wearing shorts.

And of course here in Cheyenne, WY, at least last year, the "in" thing for teens was not to wear coats during winter time, so every time I walked into my local Walmart, hunched up in a warm jacket and swearing at the incessant wind that brought down the windchill to 20 degrees below what it would be otherwise, I'd just laugh and shake my head at these teenagers walking in all hunched up against the wind in a simple shirt. They could not possibly have been comfortable... (any more than they could be comfortable with jeans belted below their butts) but that's the style and so that's what they do.

Point is, when you're young you may think you can get away with that stuff...but it will come back to bite you when you're old and the first fingers of arthtitis start to clench over your joints...

So when you go outside, if you live somewhere where it gets cold, make sure to dress warmly, regardless of what the fashionistas tell you!

The old chiche - if you dont' have your health you don't have anything - is very true...but it's particularly true the older you get!