The time has come. Sniffles and coughs are heard throughout classes, wearing a jacket is normal in the morning but in the afternoon you’re dying from the heat and the fall season has decided to skip this year. The cold air has arrived without much of a warning, and the hardest part of Ohio weather has arrived whether you’re ready or not.
We all felt it: the sudden change of weather that seemed to happen overnight. The change from what felt like 95-degree weather to 50 came over Ohio too quickly. This isn’t something that’s unnatural with Ohio weather. We all complain about it, see it all the time on social media and seem to look at the weather multiple times a day. We’ve all seen the memes talking about how one day in Ohio it’s raining, the next it’s snowing and the next it’s sunny out. Was anyone really prepared for this leap from warm weather to super cold?
Soon we see the numbers drop in our classes for those who don’t want to bear the weather. Illnesses get passed around like never before. Even the professors seem to feel the change of the weather and on rare occasions cancel class. Getting to your car if you drive is a whole mission to staying out of the cold, and scraping the ice off of your car is even worse. On top of that, if the heat isn’t the best in your vehicle, then usually it doesn’t start working until you reach campus. People feel they don’t want to leave their comfortable, warm beds to go out in the bitter cold air.
Another thing that comes with the territory of Bowling Green is the wind. Let’s face it: we’ve all walked to class feeling the harsh stinging from the wind. In some cases, Bowling
Green’s wind seems to be so powerful it almost literally blows people away. This is because the University is basically placed in a wind tunnel, inviting the cold wind to follow us to class.
There are people who live for this cold weather and never complain about it. These people obviously can’t wait for snow to come and love wearing the abundance of layers to stay warm. While everyone else is dressing head to toe in hats, gloves, winter coats and boots, these people wear a smile on their face, embracing the cold.
On the subject of attire, we also see the “I’m never cold,” guys walking around still wearing shorts when the weather saws otherwise. There’s also the girls who want to look good no matter what the weather and wear dresses, exposing their legs. Don’t get me wrong, if you can endure the cold props to you, but for most skin disappears in the winter under layers of clothes trying to find warmth.
If you were prepared for the warmth that can be found in Florida, you came to the wrong school. Whether you like the cold or not, you must be ready for it if you go to Bowling Green. So gather up your winter layers and accept it because this weather isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
