That was the conversation at Curves this morning. They were talking about how cold it was yesterday (5 degrees was the high yesterday) and one woman said, "But it will be warmer next week. It's supposed to be in the 20's all week." And the wild part is, I found myself thinking, "Oh good. That will be pleasant." I guess I won't have to wear tights under my long underwear it will be so balmy. ;-)
Yesterday in class, my students were talking about how cold it was. They asked if I was just freezing here. I said as long as I have on my long johns, I'm fine. And then the question was, "Long johns or long underwear?" There's a difference? I later asked MRM and we determined that a Union Suit is the one piecer with a flap in the back, Long Johns is the one piecer that buttons all the way down the front, and long underwear are the 2 pieces: a long underwear top and a long underwear bottom. I'm not sure there's really a standard term and I'm pretty sure I'm not the only person who interchanges the terms, but I definitely have the 2 pieces. I have one pair that is rated 1 snowflake and two pairs with a 2 snowflake rating. I need the 3 snowflake rating version, but oh well. The tights underneath works well.
All that stuff about "dress in layers" is true. It really works. Of course, in Texas, we dress in layers so we can be warm when it's cold and we can shed layers as the day warms up. Here, you just dress in layers so you can be warm. I have yet to shed a layer.
