[nabs-l] winter weather travel

[Steve Jacobson]

Hi,

Maybe it is because I live in Minnesota, but I think people simply get overly dramatic about these things.  If it was a fact that one would get sick if they don't 
wear a hat in cold weather, I would be sick all winter because I often don't wear a hat.  <smile>  While it is true that one looses most of the heat through the 
top of one's head, the ears, being generally very thin and exposed, are more easily subject to frost bite as is the tip of one's nose.  People need to use 
common sense and also what is comfortable for them.  What I don't want to see happen is to have people think that they need to get a ride to the corner 
grocery store when it is 15 degrees and they can't find a hat.  

Having stated the above, let me also say that if one is going to take a bus somewhere, it is common sense to have a hat or a hood on one's coat available 
in case one is stranded at the bus stop longer than expected.  It also makes sense to pay attention to wind chill factors as that can have an effect on 
exposed surfaces such as ears.  There are, of course, other health factors that should be considered as well.  If one has poor circulation, one needs to take 
additional steps to protect their extremities.  Also, individuals vary in their tollerance for the cold.  The point is that winter weather doesn't have to be scarey, 
but one needs to think about how to approach it.  

Best regards,

Steve Jacobson

On Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:43:03 -0500, Jewel S. wrote:

>I wonder at all these people going out in very cold weather without a
>hat. The largest amount of heat escapes through the top of your head
>(not your ears). So, you can wear a hat that doesn't cover the ears. I
>usually wear a beanie (I call it a skull cap) or as another suggested,
>a baseball cap. But please don't go out without a hat of some sort?
>Just saying...

>On 2/13/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Josh, be careful then that you don't get too cold like hyperthermia.
>> Try ear muffs; some people can hear okay through them.
>> Ashley
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Josh Kennedy
>> Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2011 1:47 PM
>> To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [nabs-l] winter weather travel
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I don't wear a hat either. It messes up my sound queues when trying to
>> cross streets and things. or when crossing I take my hat off, cross,
>> then put it back on.
>>
>> Josh
>>
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