Snow.....really??????

[multibeard]

I have been sayiing the same things for the last few days.

Was shopping on our way home from a doctors apointment this after noon. Some one in line said some thing about us stocking up for the storm.

I said no that we had plenty of stuff at home to last out the storm but today was PAYDAY for some of us old farts.

The thing with the weather people they have to hipe things up because if they predict too mild of a storm every one is ticked when they get snowed in. They have been over predicting our storms all winter long.

Seems odd that with all that snow out east they have not been waiting for the feds to come rescue them like New Orleans. Like all of us up north we just dig in and get the job done. We are used to driving through a foot of snow, no problem.

[skeet]

Originally Posted by multibeard

The thing with the weather people they have to hipe things up
Seems odd that with all that snow out east they have not been waiting for the feds to come rescue them like New Orleans. Like all of us up north we just dig in and get the job done. We are used to driving through a foot of snow, no problem.

Multi..the weather channel over predicts for sensationalism and ratings. I never watch the idiots..

As far as the back east thing..they are not used to driving in a foot of snow...anymore. The snow used to stay around much longer in the past..but for the last 40 yrs it would snow and generally be gone in a day or two. Now with them getting dumped on because of Al's Global Warming scenarios..all those people do not know how to live with out the gummit helping them. Talked to a friend from Md this AM. he asked the temp and since it was 24 below..when I told him..he asked how we could live with it that cold. Sun is shinin and a beautiful day right now..my Temp is 12 below...It almost seems balmy in the sun:eek:......Well...not really!

[multibeard]

Originally Posted by skeet

Multi..the weather channel over predicts for sensationalism and ratings. I never watch the idiots..

I never watch the weather channel because I get tired of waiting for them to finally get to telling my forcast and don't get it anyway because my feble mind has wandered off to another interest.

We have 2 local stations and it is a contest for ratings.

They have been camparing last nights storm to the blizzard of '78. What a joke I could have drove to town this morning. I was snowed in for 2 weeks in '78. My son and I skied 3 miles into town after a week to get the mail for us and all the neighbors and some milk. We did not need any other groceries as the pantry was always full.

We only got 8 inches of snow last night her in the middle of the mit and my son got a foot back home. NO big deal.

EDIT I see on the news tonite we got a foot of snow last night. Ya right!!!!!

[fabsroman]

Originally Posted by skeet

Multi..the weather channel over predicts for sensationalism and ratings. I never watch the idiots..

As far as the back east thing..they are not used to driving in a foot of snow...anymore. The snow used to stay around much longer in the past..but for the last 40 yrs it would snow and generally be gone in a day or two. Now with them getting dumped on because of Al's Global Warming scenarios..all those people do not know how to live with out the gummit helping them. Talked to a friend from Md this AM. he asked the temp and since it was 24 below..when I told him..he asked how we could live with it that cold. Sun is shinin and a beautiful day right now..my Temp is 12 below...It almost seems balmy in the sun:eek:......Well...not really!

Don't even get me started about this stuff and Maryland. Sheez. What a bunch of morons. We drove down to Florida on Thursday and the number of morons that abandoned their cars over that night/morning was incredible. I saw a BMW M3 on the side of I-95 right in Virginia right after the DC beltway. The person that thought he/she would be able to drive that in the snow needs to get his/her head examined. Would have been nice if a plow had hit it.

Sometimes, I wonder if the retailers and grocery stores give the weather forecasters kick backs to predict this stuff and get everybody up in a frenzy to go and buy toilet paper, milk, bread, etc.