I am amazed how every year people are employed to tell us stuff we already know. For example, news stations and their weatherpeople:
Fred
Let's go to our special reporter Mary Donchano on the scene at a popular Chicago bus terminal.Mary
Hey Fred. I'm bundled up here and IT'S COLD! People have been dressing in layers, wearing sweaters, jackets, and coats while waiting outside for a bus. They are keeping their heads down to keep the wind out of their faces. Fred
My gawsh, that's awful. What in the world would cause this dilemma?Mary
It seems the temperature drops significantly when the northern half of the Earth tips aways from the Sun. We deem it as "winter" here, Fred.Fred
Whoah ho! That's pretty strange...even for Chicago!Mary
You would be surprised, Fred. People have been telling me that Chicago gets incredibly cold due to its position in the midwest. The temperature gets very low...sometimes even to a point below freezing!Fred
Below freezing! (Thinks to himself. Looks away from the camera) Hmmm, it gets cold in Chicago, huh? (Back to camera) Ladies and gentlemen, if you've just joined us: it gets REALLY cold in Chicago. Water may freeze, snow may fall, and wind may blow! We will have a special 30 minute report at 10 on this phenomenon called "Winter".I have yet to figure out how winter is news. For the summer, they do the same things. It's like Chicagoans are never satisfied with weather extremes.
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