The latest report from the Stocking Ministry of Health:
The Other (Younger) Half - recovering from cold/body aches
KyKy - skipped student/faculty basketball game today becasue of headache, tiredness
The Madster - recently recovered from cold
"Nika - left school early, tummyache
Me, I'm fine. Thanks for asking. I never get sick. Famous last words you say? Well I've been saying those words for at least 7 years and they haven't caught up with me yet.
These are just the current incarnations of the crud that has been passing through the family for about 2 weeks now. If I were you, I'd buy stock in the Kleenex Corporation, they'll show strong sales figures from this quarter because of us. (Speaking of the stock market, it dropped quite a lot today, apparently on bad news from China. Kent, I'm holding you directly responsible.)
We're expecting another "significant snow event" starting tomorrow. Another 12 inches possible here or somewhere close to here. We'll see. The one thing that is for sure is that the teevee weather people will soil themselves hyping this thing. I'll need to clear off the Stocking family snow gauge (the table next to the grill in the pics above [below?]). If this does come to pass, I'll will again prove my heroic nature and blow the snow here and around the 'hood. Heart attacks once more averted. Or possibly just delayed.
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Are "snow events" catered? Is there live music? Dancing?
As a current resident of the (Dirty)South, even an inch of snow-- which, I'm sure, weatherpeople would not consider an "event"-- is called a "blizzard"or a "snowstorm". It compels people to leave work early, go to the grocery store and purchase every last roll of toilet paper, jug of milk, and loaf of bread on the store's shelf. I'd love to witness a snow event down here!
Ahh Hot 'Lanta. Remember we were down there visiting, when was it, in 1995? It got down to ZERO! As I remember there was mass hysteria over the cold weather and phenomenon known as "black ice." Up here we call your "black ice" by a different name - "ice." While we were down there I believe it got down to about 5 degrees Kelvin up in Embarrass.
And no, this event is not catered but we do hear the music of shovels scraping on concrete with a bass line of snowblowers while the cars do their pas de deux on the streets.
Greetings from another resident of the (Dirty)South, as you call it. I too, have witnessed the looting of the grocery stores when any type of wintery weather is forecast. Our local weatherman is fond of referring to any type of precipitation as a "wintery mix" as he is seldom able to determine if rain, sleet or snow will fall. I've been in NC for nearly 4 years and my first winter here was quite entertaining. If a snowflake even threatens to fly, school is cancelled. These poor children go to school well into June and have to start up again in early August to make up for their snow days. Anywhere from 2-4 times a month, as I'm getting ready for work I hear of a two hour delay announced for many schools with the disclaimer, "No buses on icy roads." It cracks me up.
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