Watching the news

[wendyzski]

All right. I get it. It's snowing.

Good gravy people - you'd think fire was raining from the heavens or something.

Guess what? This is CHICAGO. It's WINTER.
That means that sometimes frozen water will fall out of the sky.

Now shut up already.

Comments

[woody-whistler.livejournal.com]

And, for cryin' out loud, don't freak out because there's a dusting of snow on the road. Slow down a bit, find a good radio station or pop on a recording and stop driving like you have to dodge each snowflake or die trying.

(No it wasn't a fun commute home tonight!)

[msimon777.livejournal.com]

Could be worse. My brother lives in Winnipeg. He gets 60 frost free days per year! They measure the wind chill in the number of seconds exposed skin will survive before being frostbitten. Or is it minutes? I forget.
I finally bought a snow blower today. While you (in Chicago) had rain on Saturday, we (in Madison) had snow followed by sleet. This led to HEAVY snow being buried beneath an inch or more of ice. Walking and driving have been very interesting activities for the last few days.
I pinched a nerve in my back a couple of years ago (genetic condition - thanks dad) and nearly ended up in the hospital again on Sunday after trying to shovel/pickaxe this mess (especially after the snowplow dumped another foot of snow at the end of the driveway). Even though I can't afford the d@mn thing, I broke down and bought the snow blower. Better to break my wallet than to break me...

[ashtalet.livejournal.com]

Especially considering it snowed ... um, 3 days ago?

[rose1thorn.livejournal.com]

I thought I was the only person who still said good gravy! :)