Daryl wrote --

If Jim Cantore shows up in your area, it's time to start worrying. <G>

Our local weather guys are nearly as bad. Every little thing is some
storm of epic proportion.
The only time I can recall our main weather guy being right was the
Blizzard of '93.
Tony Cavalier (who has been here since the early '80s) predicted a big
snow, doom and gloom, run for the hills. Yeah, sure, right, Tony.
That Friday leaving work it was in the 40s, light rain, when turned to
sleet, then to snow. The next morning I woke up to over two feet of
snow, which isn't common around here. Maybe two feet all winter. The
entire state of WV was shut down, state of emergency declared, law
enforcement begging to borrow 4WD vehicles (uncommon at the time), etc.
But being mid March by the following Saturday it was all a memory and
the only snow left were piles in parking lots, etc.

But, no matter how many times you preach and proclaim weather safety
rules, there are always going to be "Darwin Award Candidates" who

ignore them.

I live downtown and when told by the radio not to go outside, I of
course, went out to find out why. :)
There was a dead silence in town, mounds of snow here and there with a
car somewhere underneath.
There was a corner grocery that did a land office business. The owners
son was snowed in, slept in the back of the store and the only place open
in town. There were a lot more residents in the area at the time and he
sold everything he had. He joked to me, looking at the then nearly
shelves, (soon they would be empty) it would be a good time to take
inventory. :)
But mention even the possibility of snow and the supermarkets are
wiped out of almost everything.
This place reminds me of a Far Side cartoon.
Two panels.
The first has a caption of typical day on the highway with normal
traffic.
Second panel is "first snow flake of the season" with one lonely snow
flake falling and cars running into each, off in the ditch, etc.
Joe
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Joe,

Our local weather guys are nearly as bad. Every little thing is some
storm of epic proportion.

The theme of journalism (news, sports, weather)..."if it bleeds, it
leads". Poor ratings means no money for the station.

The only time I can recall our main weather guy being right was the
Blizzard of '93.

That's the SuperStorm, that dropped a foot of snow on portions of
Alabama, north Georgia, and southeast Tennessee. Numerous cars were
abandoned on I-75 around Atlanta...and several strong tornadoes hit
Florida.

That Friday leaving work it was in the 40s, light rain, when turned to
sleet, then to snow. The next morning I woke up to over two feet of JM>snow, which isn't common around here. Maybe two feet all winter. The JM>entire state of WV was shut down, state of emergency declared, law JM>enforcement begging to borrow 4WD vehicles (uncommon at the time), etc.

In Arkansas, if they see one snowflake, one sleet pellet, or one
freezing raindrop, it's panic time. A Grocery Store Warning is issued by
the TV stations, and you won't find a slice of bread, a glass of milk, a
mug of beer, or a piece of toilet paper anywhere...all those have
disappeared.

But being mid March by the following Saturday it was all a memory and
the only snow left were piles in parking lots, etc.

The school kids always fail to realize that if they miss school now
for snow days, they will lose their spring break, or it cuts into their
summer vacation.

I live downtown and when told by the radio not to go outside, I of
course, went out to find out why. :)

You like to live dangerously, then?? ;)

There was a dead silence in town, mounds of snow here and there with a
car somewhere underneath.

That's one thing I love when it snows...it's just dead silence
outside...a quiet calm.

There was a corner grocery that did a land office business. The owners
son was snowed in, slept in the back of the store and the only place open JM>in town. There were a lot more residents in the area at the time and he JM>sold everything he had. He joked to me, looking at the then nearly JM>shelves, (soon they would be empty) it would be a good time to take JM>inventory. :)

Yeah, really.

But mention even the possibility of snow and the supermarkets are
wiped out of almost everything.

That's what happens here.

This place reminds me of a Far Side cartoon.

I miss that comic strip.

Two panels.
The first has a caption of typical day on the highway with normal
traffic.
Second panel is "first snow flake of the season" with one lonely snow
flake falling and cars running into each, off in the ditch, etc.

Exactly. Reminds me of the Heathcliff comic strip, where the cat is
going absolutely nuts!! His owner says "Relax, Heathcliff!! It's only a flurry". :P

To me, a Blizzard Warning is notice that your dessert at Dairy Queen
is ready for you. <G>

Daryl

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