You can already feel it, that little bite in the air that says, “better dig out your long-johns and electric blanket.” Well, brace yourself, because that bite is about to turn into a full-on chomp in the coming weeks.
Old Man Winter is currently stretching in the bullpen, and according to the so-called “weather experts,” he’s gearing up for a particularly cranky season. Translation: get ready for bone-chilling temps and enough “heavenly dandruff” to make you question why you chose to live in South Dakota in the first place.
Every year when Old Man Winter blows into town, many of us South Dakotans retreat into our cozy caves. Suddenly, our natural habitat becomes the couch. We don our winter uniform (otherwise known as a snuggy) and lean into our cold-weather survival rations consisting of bags of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, hot cocoa, and endless Netflix marathons.
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Basically, we become hibernating sloths with Wi-Fi.
But this winter, Sioux Falls is plotting against your inner couch potato. The city wants to get you off your lazy keister and get moving, even when the South Dakota wind feels like it’s trying to peel your face off…