During the years I was not living in Virginia (7 years in Puerto Rico, 1 year in Australia, 24 years in Florida) it always struck me that every phone conversation with someone from home always included the person asking me about the weather. (Oops, I didn't talk on the phone from Australia).
I always wondered about that because where I was living it was always hot and sunny or hot and rainy. Now that I'm back in Virginia, I am starting to understand why the weather is such a topic of conversation. I now check the weather forecast often.
The weather determines whether you close your windows before you leave the house, whether the farmer should cut his hay, whether he can bale the hay, whether you garden that day, whether you water your garden, whether you garden wearing knee boots (after it rains), whether you can sleep with the windows open, whether you wear shorts or long pants with a jacket, whether you have a picnic outside or inside.........and the list goes on and on.
During the winter, the weather causes even more "whethers", especially when you add snow, ice, and drifting winds into the formula!
Now I get it.......the weather determines whether or not you.......whatever.
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