Remember that time when you only needed a light jacket on Christmas Day? Recall that beautiful, unseasonably warm weather on last month? Where did it go? Why does the weather make my face hurt all of a sudden? It took a little long this year, but winter has finally arrived.

Many of us can respect a fashionably late entrance, guilty of doing so ourselves from time to time. But this was like a bitch slap of cold across all our faces. There we were, enjoying the pleasant weather, and all of a sudden it hurts to breathe. Exposed skin is just asking to go numb. The chill freezes our jaws, making idol street corner chit chat next to impossible, and our commutes miserable.

Even if we see the numbers noting temperature drop on a weather forecast, it is hardly the same feeling as a wind chill plummeting to negative numbers while you’re outside. There are not enough layers of clothing to prevent the cutting wind from penetrating directly to the skin, chilling to the bone.

Naturally, this is the perfect time for a warm and gentle reminder that Carmel is the perfect winter commute option. Wait for the bus outside? Stand on a raised subway platform facing an oncoming wind? Not you! Pull out that Carmel app, and we’ll be at your door.

Anyway… The weather, yes, the cold, it’s here and it’s awful. If there is a bright side, there is now a topic for casual conversation with strangers. Almost everyone can agree on a mutual dislike of negative temperatures. When at a loss for a topic of conversation, we can all say thank goodness for the turn in the weather. It is a conversation many of us have had several times already, but complaining sure does warm a body up!

Spring and summer seem so distant, and the season of freezing just beginning. So add another layer of clothing, pull out another blanket, and have Carmel on your phone’s favorites list. We’ll have the heat on and ready to keep you warm from head to toe all winter long.