It happens every fall. Southerners complain about the cold weather once a jacket is required. Northern transplants snicker.
“There’s no snow, there’s no ice, it’s above freezing,” said Ohio native Jennifer Seymour, a public relations account executive in Atlanta. “It’s not that cold.”
It will be on Tuesday, with a high of 43 predicted after another night of below-freezing temperatures metrowide. Winds gusting up to 30 mph Tuesday will make it feel some 30 degrees chillier than normal for this time of year.
Cold enough for ya?
“It’s snowing in Ohio,” Seymour replied.
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Temperatures in 20s expected Tuesday night | ajc.com
Oh whatever. All of you damn yankees may think this cold is nothing and we should learn to deal, but in the middle of July, who is freaking out about the heat and humidity? Y’all, if you’re going to live in Atlanta, you need to understand how life works:
- You get 3 days off school for any snow that actually manages to stick and accumulate.
- Rain is rare these days and apparently something to be prayed for and celebrated.
- And rain = chaos. Expect double the commute time on a rainy day, people around here seem to forget how to use their wipers.
- We will complain about the cold till we’re literally blue in the face, yet never learn to adjust. It comes every year but seems to surprise us all so that many never really learn how to dress for the frigid temps.
- Heat and humidity may be mentioned in passing, but it’s not a discussion point per se. “It’s hot out there today.” Response: “No shit, it hot out there everyday.”
- Be prepared for very random 70+ degree days in the middle of winter. Layers are key.
