(from timeout.com)
As frigid temperatures move through Chicago, swimsuits and sandals are banished to storage and puffy parkas are officially back in season. As someone once said, winter is coming—or judging by the wind chill this week, it’s already here. We can’t help but notice the strange yet totally necessary lengths Chicagoans go to in order to prepare for winter. Let’s bundle up and get weird! (MORE HERE)
1. Set up a recurring Amazon order of hand warmers—you can never have too many, right?
2. Keep a map of the Chicago Pedway handy at all times.
3. Stock up on your lip balm of choice.
4. Invest in a SAD lamp.
5. Cut spending in every other area of life to accommodate impending energy bills.
6. Contemplate dropping an entire paycheck on an arctic-style parka.
7. Take the scenic route to work—through malls, office buildings or any place that’s cranking the heat.
