No matter how many times I see such reports, my first though is always the same:
You can keep that shit!
We'll be flirting with icy roads tomorrow, so I better take the laptop home. The local road crews have no reliable way of dealing with snow and ice here, and most have no idea how to drive in it in the first place.
and I may have to walk to the grocery store and get some booze.
was s'posed to work, but no sign of bossman, and he was to pick me up about 2 hours ago...
bright side, it isn't a far walk.
and I know how to dress for this nonsense.
To put this in perspective - a few weeks ago I went outside to throw a dead rat in the bayou, and I accidentally locked myself out of the house. I had to wait like an hour until my wife got home.
If I had been in Manitoba, I would have died of exposure!
It's 11 right now, but the 20+ mph wind gusts make it feel like -3. It was so windy last night that I need to check for fallen siding before I leave for work.
I love it, even if I have to keep the thermostat around 63. :(
You'll get a kick out of our "winter storm" warning:
Winter Storm Watch in effect from late tonight through Tuesday evening...
Tonight
Cloudy. Much colder. Lows around 30. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
Tuesday
Cloudy. A chance of light freezing rain and a slight chance of sleet in the morning...then light freezing rain...sleet likely and a slight chance of snow in the afternoon. Little or no snow and sleet accumulation. Ice accumulation of less than one tenth of an inch. Much colder. Highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent in the morning increasing to 60 percent in the afternoon.