The low temperature last night was well below zero and it was very windy. The weather forecasts include admonitions to "help each other out" and "check in on elders."
But around ten p.m. last night as I returned home I let someone down. I was bundled up from head to toe and was almost running from my car to my apartment. I was walking toward a guy who was standing in front of a placard which was not a map but informational. I didn’t have my glasses on but I saw him wipe snow from it with his bare hand. My night vision sucks but as I got closer I saw he had on only a leather jacket, chucks and jeans; no gloves or hat. He peered at me blankly and I said hello. He asked, "What building is that?" I said it was the Wilson library, closed I think. His face was pinkish and he looked to be in his late teens or early twenties, probably native.
The signs of hypothermia include a lack of awareness of one’s condition and lack of judgement. And people who abuse alcohol are at heightened risk. Hopefully he is okay.
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