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SMART MOUTH
Yes, it's spring, darn it; so stop your complainingBy Amelia Robinson
Staff Writer
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Just like that, the "it's too cold" season is over and people are gearing up for spring complaining.
Before you know it, everyone is going to be saying "it's too hot."
But before "it's too hot," we have to get past the "it's too wet and unpleasant" season where folks complain about the moderate temperatures and lush blooming flowers.
There are a million reasons to complain about the weather, even in spring.
It might be nice out, but pollen flies up nostrils just recently attacked by winter colds and that's horrible, absolutely horrible.
Darn those birds and bees. Darn the grass. Darn all that green. Darn those fruit-bearing and oxygen-producing trees.
Weather — any weather — is reason enough to scream or/and complain and complain and complain.
The weather cream doesn't float to the top. It is the other junk that dominates random conversations.
If it's sunny and 75 degrees in February, with a slight breeze, it is too windy.
If it's 85 degrees in August and raining, it is too muggy.
Every season presents unique and exciting complaints.
After spring, the heat will drive everyone to the soapbox to complain about the hot weather.
"The sun is hot; I can't lie down on the hot asphalt without getting burnt," someone will say.
"My legs rub together on days like this."
"I have to crank up the air conditioner when it gets to be this hot."
"The heat makes me sweat."
After summer hands out its last sunburn, those darn leaves will be public enemy No. 1.
It will be way too leafy to live in peace.
"Oh, my gutters," people will squawk. "Why are all these pine cones hitting me in the head?"
Sooner or later, it will be too cold again and you'll hear the following for the 80th time:
"Well, you know what they say, it's Ohio, if you don't like the weather, wait five minutes and it will change."
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