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Carol Perkins: Forever and Ever, Amen Previous Column: Ladies Day Out By Carol Perkins Have you ever thought about the relationship between humans and the weather? It is a thread that weaves us together. In the winter, our greeting may be, "Boy, it sure is cold." In the spring, "This weather is a killer on my allergies." Summer brings, "I don't remember it being this hot," and winter generates tales of woolly worms and snow. Just as history repeats itself, so does the weather. Along with current temperature conversations, we'll recall the "worst" of times. "Remember the big snow that shut down school for a month?" "What about the spring when a tornado hit the gym back in the 60s. Tore the roof off the back of the gym and condemned it." We'll recall the flooding when the creek got so high that the school buses had to be moved. As kids, we sat in front of Channel 5 out of Nashville and waited for the weatherman to announce school closings. This was before WBKO or a local radio station. Older adults recall sloshing through muddy fields, plowing through snowbanks in rubber boots, and running from the rain to get to school. No one considered walking dangerous back then. Someone had a fire going by the time the kids arrived to thaw them out. Tales about the weather are often dramatic. "I remember being at the top of a barn housing tobacco, and it was 110 degrees. Had to be done." Farmers can't shy away from the weather. Nurses and doctors show up, regardless of what is happening outside. Firefighters and emergency workers can't pick and choose. If the lights go out during a storm, someone is working on the problem. The tales also include fun times. "I remember when we had a big snow and Mama made snow cream. It had to be clean snow." Or, "My dad and I made a snowman one time, and that's the only thing I remember us doing together." When a conversation has nowhere to go, we can always talk about the weather. Randy Travis said it best in Forever and Ever, Amen. "When old men talk about the weather and old women sit and talk about old men." The women are probably talking about the old men sitting around doing nothing but discussing the weather. Amen Share your thoughts with Carol at carolperkins06@gmail.com, or with CM readers using our Comment Form. This story was posted on 2025-07-25 15:31:48
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