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So my local weather forecast says it will be much colder today. An understatement if ever I’ve heard one.

Yesterday it reached 65 degrees in Central North Carolina. Right now it is 26 – and the high today is to be 27 – with 100% chance of snow today AND tomorrow.

This will seem like a “So what?” moment to people in the northeast and mid-west who have had days at 0 degrees or lower, and snow accumulations sometimes over a foot. My sister, who lives in Florida and another who lives in Houston, don’t want to live in an area where temperatures drop into the teens in winter so for them, NC is “too cold.”

My point is that having drastic weather conditions is not a competition.

I keep seeing comments online, because I do often post weather conditions, that seem to tell me that my weather is nothing because “their’s” is colder. So my response to that is “So what?” I’m not posting the info to brag about how cold it is – even when it is extremely rare for my local environment. It’s just a point of information.

The internet is great for sharing information. I can find out quite quickly that I will probably be glad I don’t live in Minnetonka, Minnesota today where the current temperature is MINUS 23 degrees. I have a feeling that most who DO live there have better and more important things to do than brag about how cold it is.

Not everything that’s read needs a comment. Sometimes you can just absorb the info and move on. I read a post yesterday that somewhere in the US in the past week, a gentleman fell while outside, lived alone, and froze to death before someone found him. He probably wasn’t the only one. And someone probably slammed the poor soul in commentary for even venturing outside – while not knowing his conditions or his purpose.

If it’s super cold where you are be thankful you are sitting inside in warmth, with electricity, typing away on your keyboard. If you made it safely home through a blizzard, be thankful. If you live in a warmer climate, keep in mind that everything is relative. What’s “warm” to me might not be “warm” to you and vice versa.

There are much more important things in the world to worry about and compete over if you really feel the need to do so.