Snow Days

If you live in the south, this story will be boring.  You've already heard all I'm gonna say; you've even said it.  But for the rest of you, let me tell you about snow days.

This week we were predicted to have ice, snow and/or a wintry mix.  It had been about 60 degrees the 2 days before, we even had the air on at work the day before.  But Friday was supposed to "get bad".  It started raining on Thursday.  They closed the schools.  Someone said they saw ice forming in what I am sure was a 1/4" water puddle Thursday night.  The radar was showing accumulation on the way.  The news was predicting major power outages.  I don't know about you, but if it's raining and 40 degrees outside, and it's been 60-70 degrees for the past few days, I don't worry.  But, everyone was panicked.  Wal-Mart was out of bread by 10 am.  Milk was in demand.  Gas prices went up and generator prices sky-rocketed.   We got to close work early and in the call center where my husband works, the phone lines were put in emergency mode because so many people called in.  Keep in mind, it was raining.  

The thing I find so amusing by this behavior is most people here have been here their whole lives!  Haven't we learned years ago that if bad weather is predicted, it doesn't come.  Bad road conditions always and I mean always take us by surprise!  And anyone with common sense should know that if it's been warm, any snow that may chance it's way down is not going to stick....it is going to melt. 

Now, today is Sunday.  I woke up to frozen trees and it is cold, it's 36 degrees(above freezing). But as I sit here now, the ice on the trees is melting and the puddles in my driveway are just that, puddles.  No ice.  And I have to wonder, "are the schools still closed tomorrow"?