MsDoodahs
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Americans in general probably don't. But I think old people everywhere are notorious for watching the weather channel, discussing the weather, planning everything around the weather, being afraid of the weather, and so on. Just sayin'
If it does have an effect, what a great story.![]()
Rain affects the elderly in terms of planning because they know that broken bones have killed their friends. It's not the bone break but the results of the break - like not being able to walk anymore. Lack of ambulation causes more shit to build up in your lungs which is ripe breeding ground for pneumonia....
A broken hip led to my mom's death. With my dad, it was a broken pelvis. Broken bones really are the enemy of the elderly.
Rain = slick ground and slicker floors inside buildings.
Ergo, rainy days = stay at home.
It's really not too hard to understand *why* they stay home on rainy days.
And thank you, God, for sending rain to SC today.