A few days ago I noticed on a social media time-wasting website that it was 68 degrees in Indiana. Naturally I was resentful. Brooklyn has been wintry and dismal lately. As most of you know, I emanate from Indiana. I spent 22 years roaming the cornfields (Kidding – NY-centric idiots think Indiana is just a cornfield…idiots). Given this history, I know the weather like I know Peyton Manning stats.
From roughly November – June, Indiana weather is unpredictable. One day it will be 68 – the next day it will be 30. This change is hard on the sinuses and even more problematic for wardrobe consistency. Thus, when I saw that it was 68 degrees, I asked Mike to look up the temperature for the next few days. Mike promptly noted that there was an imminent 30-degree change on the flat horizon.
Although it was 68 degrees just a few days ago, it is currently 32 right now with chances of snow in the forecast. This is outlandish. When there are drastic weather changes, the chances of a malicious storm increase. Obviously this does not happen all of the time. If it did – Indiana would be riddled with ruinous storms on a systematic basis.
This week there was a calamitous storm. In the southern part of the state, two towns were completely destroyed. People lost their lives, schools, homes, places of work, and infrastructure. Lives were completely hindered if not obliterated. Although these sound like diminutive towns to you and they are only minute in the grand scheme of things – there are years of history and you should show some empathy.
There are several relief websites going up to raise funds for these towns devastated by the tornado. You can go to one of the websites and donate. This act of kindness would be appreciated and I would call you a better person for it. J
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