NOR COLD OF DAY!,

   MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH., 2018
               NOR COLD OF DAY!

     You may recognize my title as a portion
of the motto of the United States Postal
Service. It represents the commitment of
the men and women of that agency to
turn out in rain or snow or "cold of day"
to do their jobs and deliver the mail.
      I've seen some other examples of
that policy as the remnants of Tropical
Storm Gordon brought rain and chilly
temperatures to the northeast.
       Penn State played through a constant
rain as the team defeated Pittsburgh Saturday
night. It was the same for  the Steelers as
the NFL team played the Browns to an
overtime tie on Sunday.
       I can see where neither rain, nor snow
(please not yet), nor cold of day would
stop those teams or their fans from taking
to the field. Football is big money for both
of those organizations! But what about
the :little guys?"
        I was surprised to learn the Wyoming
Warriors Midget Football team was playing
in the midst of Sunday's all day rain as were
the league's other teams that showed up on
the wet and muddy field near Dallas. Even
more surprising was the presence of the
cheer leaders who pretty much had to
do their cheering under the protection
of umbrellas and tents.
        There was a fair sized crowd on
hand too in those same sloppy conditions.
I saw people standing in line under the
small tents that covered a concession
stand where hot dog and other warm
offerings seemed to be selling well as
a hedge against the chill in the air.
         Most surprising, perhaps, was the
fact that I dawned a warm jacket and
carried a large umbrella and folding
chair to the game under these miserable
conditions. But I have a sound explanation.
My granddaughter is one of those cheerleaders
and, for those who didn't know, Sunday was
Grandparents Day! That's what we do!
         Hope you kept warm and dry and that
all your NEWS is good!