Perils of Global Warming

I've had a theory (well maybe you would just call it an observation) that involves when it really starts to get cold in the Fall. I've noticed that there is always a cold snap right at Halloween- cold enough so your mom would make you wear a jacket over your costume when you went out Trick or Treating. This would, of course, totally ruin the costume you had been working on for months.

"Mom!! Spiderman wouldn't wear a jacket"
"He would if his mother told him to.."
"Awww, Mom"

I've been telling people this "theory" over the last few weeks when the subject of the weather comes up. And you know how often that is. This year I was proven wrong as kids here in Philadelphia could have gone out in shorts for Halloween. It was a beautiful night - probably still in the 60's in prime candy collecting time.

Now its a few weeks later and we're still having highs in the 60's and 70's. All the rain we've been having should have been snow - or at least some freezing rain or sleet. It hasn't even got below freezing even at night. I've hardly had to use my new heat pump dammit. Thanksgiving is a week away and nobody even realizes it because of the weather. It just doesn't feel like Thanksgiving. Well, maybe Thanksgiving in California, but here back east we like to freeze our asses off watching football and running home to a big blaze in the fireplace. This year it'll probably be nice enough to have dinner in the backyard. Maybe by Chrsitmas....