Ramblin' Weather

One thing we talk about most is the weather. The power of Mother Nature can't be beat. So after really cold weeks we finally warmed up. It was almost 60 Thursday and was still 55 this morning, Friday morning. A friend wrote a post about why we live where we do as applies to weather. Such as why someone lives near where there are hurricanes. Why someone lives where it gets really cold and lots of snow. Why someone lives where there are lots of tornadoes. I guess the only answer is it's just where we ended up. There are lots of reasons. For me I guess I live where I grew up because of family. Now I live in the home I grew up in. Over the years I've always thought about moving somewhere. My running joke was moving to Hawaii. My sister and brother-in law beat me there, they now live there. To get back on track, where we live we got to be smart about the dangers of weather. Everyday on the news we see people who aren't. So let's get back to the weather here this week. All week they have been talking about a big storm. It's happening now btw. Thursday was a lot of rain. Well today's mild start was the calm before the storm as the expression goes. We were to get more rain, then freezing rain/sleet, then turning to snow this evening into Saturday morning 4 to 9 inches. It did rain and then around noon as they predicted the freezing stuff started. So far it's not as much as they had thought. Not yet anyway. The temperature has been going down. So along with this forecast you would think employers would be more sensitive to weather reports and close early so employees could safely get home. This doesn't seem to be the case. In my case I work in what is called "The Valley". Why? Because it's just that, a valley. Going down to the valley is much easier down than coming up from the valley in this kind of weather. At least the schools today were smart enough to close in anticipation of this huge storm. It's going to get really bad in the next few hours and traveling will be hard if not impossible once the snow begins. So shouldn't employers be more responsible? How many times have you heard on the news about not traveling during these storms? Makes you wonder. I hate Winter and yet I still live here. I asked the cashier last week at the gas station during the really cold snap "Why do we live here?" referring to Winter. She said something that makes the most sense. "Because of Fall and Spring." Yes the four seasons....well that's all for my rant on the weather for today. Meanwhile the boy doesn't care since he's well taken care of and is chillin'...