It's Cold!

It's cold. I woke up this morning and noticed the power had gone out in our neighborhood and the house temperature was about 60 degrees. I hoped real hard that there would be hot water when I got in the shower because there was no way I was going to take a cold shower. After a nice hot shower and getting dressed, I put on my warm leather coat and stepped out into the morning chill. It's cold! As I drove to work I started thinking about those in our community who slept outside last night and I felt petty for complaining about being chilly (not really cold) in my comfortable house with hot water and plenty to eat for breakfast; not to mention getting into my own truck (with heat) to drive to my job. I guess my point is that it's not so cold for me. However, it got dangerously cold last night for our neighbors without homes who walked the streets or found some place outside that was at least shielded from the wind.

The shelters around Charlotte were full last night, including Uptown Shelter, and that's a good thing. A lot of people found a safe, warm place to sleep. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of citizens in our community whose only concern last night was staying alive.

Regardless of the temperature, tonight I won't be saying "it's cold."