Dang, when I heard the weather report I was hoping for pneumonia.
this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2025
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Hoping for another Wm. Henry Harrison?
When Harrison came to Washington, he wanted to show that he was still the steadfast hero of Tippecanoe.... He took the oath of office on Thursday, March 4, 1841, a cold and wet day.[104] He braved the chilly weather and chose not to wear an overcoat or a hat, rode on horseback to the grand ceremony, and then delivered the longest inaugural address in American history
In the evening of Saturday, April 3, Harrison developed severe diarrhea and became delirious, and at 8:30 p.m. he uttered his last words....
The prevailing theory at the time was that his illness had been caused by the bad weather at his inauguration three weeks earlier.
Things one learns in high school.
Probably an excuse for security reasons. If I were them I'd be worried about Luigis.
Hopefully everyday for the rest of their lives.
May that period be brief.
Kind of funny that a large part of it will be at the Capital One Arena.
Someone's afraid of no one coming to his party
can't have those sad comparison shots of his crowds if there isn't one this time.
He’s just afraid of standing out in public nowadays. I would be too if a bullet grazed my ear.
Both are quite plausible explanations but I'd guess he's more terrified of a small crowd than a shooter since given the security precautions, the first is far more likely than the second.
Yeah I doubt anyone would be dumb enough to attempt something on an event day
Will Luigi be there?
The people who show up probably hate him so he wussed out
Shame, would have been the perfect day for another attempt
And not a single peep about climate change.
Oh just wait. "It's so cold out, we had to go inside! Climate change is a hoax!"
This year, the temperature on Inauguration Day at noon — when the president-elect swears in — is expected to be in the low 20s, which is around 20 degrees below normal — likely the coldest since Reagan’s second inauguration.
Winds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph are likely Monday. These winds will make conditions feel frigid. Wind chills are likely to hover around 10 degrees during the daylight hours and could drop into the single digits after sundown.
A mix of rain and snow is possible Sunday ahead of the main event, but Monday so far looks to be cold and windy, but dry.
It gets colder than that on NYE in Times Square all the time. But then I guess some snowflakes are afraid of snowflakes.
I don't know on that one man.
While I am a yooper, I do know that good cold weather gear can be expensive.
Obama's inauguration had the coldest conditions since Reagan's and he still had a massive crowd. Trump is a pathetic little coward who's scared to death of a small crowd size and everyone making fun of him by doing that gesture Obama made in his convention speech.
Dammit I wanted him to take the William Henry Harrison challenge.
I'm imagining a frozen soiled diaper
That will stop getting shot.
Some Presidents got shot and still stayed for their speech. What a loser.
Are we sure? Did anyone search Vance's pockets?
Yeah, and the Capitol subway probably has loads of security. Can't have a new Guy Fawkes Day in January.
snowflake
Oh he's not afraid of the cold