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Today's Weather: Brittle

By Chuck Sudo in News on Jan 21, 2011 1:00PM

Don't mind telling you all that today is one of those days where we are thankful to work from home. An aside to NBC5: did you really have to send Alex Perez outside last night to show us how cold it was, when we could just look out a window? You were the only 10 o'clock newscast to do that. That massive furry hood he was wearing was like a silent "F-You" to your news director.

Anyway, the forecast calls for the winds to gust up to 22 MPH, bringing subzero wind chills to bear on the projected high of 10 degrees. It's one of those days where a second cappuccino is in order, and trumps sunrise salutations.

Like we said, there are benefits to working from home