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I'd like to introduce my husband. The lunatic.

Here is the weather forecast for Saturday:
High: 32
Low: -3
30% chance of precip
Wind: 20-30mph gusting to 40mph
Wind chill: -30

That's obnoxious, any way you look at it.

Add in the fact that Tim is going CAMPING. Yes, as in pitch the tent. In the snowdrift.

He's doing it for work, shooting pictures of students in the great outdoors for a class called Winter Camping. Which leads us all to ask whether he'll get worker's comp if his limbs freeze and rot off. Losing your hands makes holding a camera quite a challenge.

He bought long underwear. He's using a sleeping bag that is good to at least 10 below zero. He's planning to invest in some of those chemical hand and foot warmers. He thinks he's good to go.

I just hope I don't get a call at 3 a.m. asking me to come identify the body.

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