It appears that Old Man Winter is about to give us our first considerable punch in the nose of the season. It's technically still autumn, but not here.
Generally there are five ways to deal with the first, possibly big snowstorm of the year:
1) Bravado: See above.
2) Denial: "It was fifty degrees on Sunday! It's gonna be another big nothingburger. Just something from the Weather Channel to drum up ratings."
3) Panic: "STORE! NOW! TOILET PAPER! MILK! EGGS! BREAD!"
4) Resignation: "Whatever, roof'll probably cave in. Guess I might die in bed after all."
5) Merriment: "Whee! Snow! No school! Sledding! Snowball fights! White Christmas!"
Most of us go through different methods at different times in our lives. I think I'm almost firmly and permanently ensconced in Resignation now. Of course, my hairy pets are always prone to Merriment in snow, so I'm not allowed to move south as long as they live.
Well, we'll see how it goes. I'll let you know how I make out, if the roof doesn't cave in.
I like to "cherry pick" the weather forecasts to find the most dire.
ReplyDeleteFor sunny Northern Virginia, Accuweather is calling for 1" - 3" snow mixing with rain (high 37). Weather.com ("An IBM Business" who knew?) predicting the same. Ditto Weather Underground (wunderground.com).
However the National Weather Service (weather.gov) says 3" - 5" of snow and sleet, with another 1" - 3" Wednesday night!? Time to panic.
So the pups like the snow? Move to Florida or Texas gulf coasts. The doggoes will learn to like the sand just as much as the snow, if not more.
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