The only upside of having to endure this week’s brutally bitter, inhumane winter temperatures (we’re talking 30 below wind chills, folks) is that families can score cheap food from McDonald’s. Thanks to Ronald’s “Cold Days, Hot Deals” promotion, parents can save some cash by purchasing one Big Mac at the regular price and getting the second for the price of the previous day’s noon temperature. For example, if the mercury only gets up to 3 degrees today, then tomorrow, the price of a second Big Mac will be a mere 3 cents. What’s more, if the mercury doesn’t climb above zero, the second Big Mac is free.
I’m banking on a free Big Mac tomorrow.
However, no matter how bone-chilling cold it gets, I can assure you that I won’t be picking up my free heart attack on a bun in my pajamas… even if I use the drive-thru option.
Winter’s deep freeze makes going outside a real pain, especially if you have a bunch of kids to bundle up. Think about how much easier life would be if we could stay in our pajamas all day when the mercury dipped below 60 degrees… okay, 40.
It’s a comforting thought, but one that won’t fly if one Louisiana lawmaker gets his way.
Caddo Parish Commissioner Michael Williams says he’s sick of seeing people roam around Shreveport in their pajamas. He’s apparently so revolted by the fashion don’t that he’s proposed a ban on PJs in public.
“The moral fiber in our community is dwindling,” Williams told local news reporters. “If not now, when? Because its pajama pants today, next it will be underwear tomorrow.”
And by pajama pants, Williams is not referring to the quasi-fashionable pajama jeans for ladies. Rather, the commissioner is speaking of the baggy fleece and polyester pajama bottoms that are worn by both men and women.
Williams told news reporters a recent incident at a local Wal-Mart prompted the idea for the proposed ban. According to the lawmaker, a young man sporting loose-fitting pajama pants revealed his private parts in front of a crowd of customers. The grotesque sight stuck with Williams and now he wants all types of public pajama-wearing to be outlawed.
The problem is defining what constitutes as pajamas. Williams is suggesting that any item sold in the sleepwear section of stores be considered PJs, and that people found wearing them in public be cited and forced to do community service.
Williams’s intentions may be good, but some parents aren’t too happy with the proposal. One mom told local news reporters she and her three young children often sport pajamas in public. “I can get out of the bed and go to the store, and they’re covering everything,” she said. “I’ve got a 3-year-old, a 5-year-old and a 12-year old to deal with.”
How often do you wear PJs in public?
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