It was 20 degrees Friday here in Atlanta and I saw a man dressed only in shorts, t-shirt, and flip flops get out of his car and walk into a store in a strip mall. He had a woman with him who was dressed more appropriately for the temperature.
I’ve seen that in Central NY as well, where people should know better.
The laws of physics don’t care how tough you think you are or how cool you can show everyone you are. Hypothermia is hypothermia and heat loss is heat loss and both can kill.
“It was 20 degrees Friday here in Atlanta and I saw a man dressed only in shorts, t-shirt, and flip flops”
I saw such many times in the past week, 0-10°F here, including kids with their parents! They think get out of the warm car, go into the warm McDonald’s, so what’s the problem? They don’t seem to be able to grasp that the car could break down en-route, be in an accident, etc.