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Last week was a wild and wooly weather adventure for Midwesterners. Two storms came together, one from Canada and one from the southwest, resulting in six days of rain, freezing rain, drizzle, freezing drizzle, sleet, and snow.<\/p>\n

The storm started three days before Christmas and ended two days after the holiday so we watched the weather reports religiously for days. The \u201cwintery mix,\u201d as the weather gurus called it, lit up our weather maps like Christmas trees. The longer I watched (and I watched plenty with a daughter and her fiancee heading straight into the mess), the more the precipitation color scheme mystified me.<\/p>\n

My little brain understood why they used green to signify moderate rainfall. Rain makes the grass grow, and grass is green. The logic behind using blue to represent snowfall made sense, too, since it\u2019s the color associated with the cold spigot, ice cubes and other chilly stuff.<\/p>\n

But for the life of me, I can\u2019t figure out why they use pink to represent a \u201cwintery mix\u201d which leads to the winter\u2019s most hazardous drivIng condition. It\u2019s kind of like using a Barbie Dream House as the symbol for a military fortress or the Barbie convertible to represent enemy tanks. It\u2019s like dressing up GI Joe in Barbie\u2019s pink feather boa and a pink sequined leotard.<\/p>\n

Pink sends exactly the wrong message to everybody.<\/p>\n

Women see it and think, \u201cOh good, it\u2019s time for a party.\u201d Then they put on halter tops,, capris and strappy sandals instead of snowsuits and boots before going to meet their BFFs for lunch.<\/p>\n

Men see it and think, \u201cA sissy, little pink storm won\u2019t keep me home.\u201d And they hop in the\u00a0 car and drive over to a buddy\u2019s place to watch professional wrestling.<\/p>\n

If the forecasters want people to take their \u201cwintery mix\u201d predictions seriously, they\u2019d better pop the lid on the box of 96 colors with the sharpener and choose a color with some weight behind it. Maybe gray. Or brown. Or my personal favorite – burnt sienna.<\/p>\n

Anything but pink.<\/p>\n

If you have a new color suggestion for \u201cwintery mix,\u201d please leave a comment. I\u2019ll compile all the suggestions and mail them to the National Weather Service for consideration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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