From today's San Jose Mercury News:
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COLD WEATHER TIPS
*Cold* *weather* *exposure* and "frostnip" the precursor to frostbite
can occur in a few minutes when temperatures are in the 30s and 40s.
*Bacteria* and other microorganisms are found in new snow, so it
should not be consumed.
*Infants* can't shiver to get warm, so it's important to keep them
bundled up.
*Certain* *medications* can interfere with your body's temperature
regulation.
*Drinking* *alcohol* can cause your body to lose heat.
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It's easy to laugh at these (I know I did), but you do have to
remember that this is a place where no one owns a sweater. Yeah, the
Californians are bristling right now saying, "we do, too!" but if
they showed them to any New England mother, she'd say, "That's not a
sweater! Go back to your room and put a sweater on!" I own sweaters,
but they've been sitting in the upper reaches of a closet for a
decade now.
Jon
