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[chasingkerouac]

How much do I love waking up to a snow day? I get a call at 6:30 this morning from my assistant director telling me that the winter storm they were afraid was coming in actually did, and everything's closed. Including us. I love calls like that. Because you know what I did? Turned off the alarm that was snoozing and rolled over back to sleep.

It was delightful.

Even if I do think it's funny that just a little bit of snow will cripple Raleigh. If I was back home in Maryland, we'd look out the window and go 'oh, look. it's snowing' and proceed on to work/school/degenerate activities. Here? I know that I know how to drive in snow, but the people here don't. People here think that if they have 4-wheel drive, they are invincible. And therefore, they drive like they are batshit crazier than normal. So I just stay off the roads so I don't get in some crazy driver's way.

I know, twist my arm to stay home and snuggled up.

But for people who don't realize just how little snow it takes to close down cities in the South, I leaned out a window and snapped a pic to give you a giggle for just how little it takes. spazzula, remember when things were closed for a dusting of snow? You know you miss it *snickers*





I love winter. *snuggles up with tomato soup*

Comments

[spazzula.livejournal.com]

*rofl* Yep, that's really all it takes. Sometimes less.

And here we've got it ankle deep and nothing's missed a beat.

[chasingkerouac.livejournal.com]

The sometimes less is what gives me a giggle. The 'sometimes less' means 'the threat of snow'. Because seriously, both Durham and Wake county schools cancelled classes the night before on the THREAT of snow.

But you can go on because Calgary's snow removal system isn't comprised of a BellSouth truck outfitted with a shovel and a bag of kitty litter.

[heylittleriver.livejournal.com]

OMG SNOW!!!

And hee. If that amount of snow happened here, the world would stop and people would stare. I mean, we did it with hail last year where everyone was "IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW!"

Admittedly, I live on the coast, just north of Brisbane. Florida weather is probably equivalent to ours. *g*

[chasingkerouac.livejournal.com]

Oh, people here just go BONKERS when there's a threat of snow. I'm originally from farther north, like just outside of Washington DC. I lived on the water. We got blizzards. Snow is cute, but it doesn't stop life.

North Carolina on the other hand... the threat of snow puts all of the news stations on WINTER STORM WATCH 2007 and there's a mad rush for milk and bread at the grocery stores.

*lol* They've done the hail thing too. And with rain. 'I think it's snow!!' 'No, it's rain' 'But it could be snow!!'

[heylittleriver.livejournal.com]

So snow on the coast[/water?] actually happens? I was always taught it couldn't snow on the water for... some reason. Too much moisture? or something?

And with rain. 'I think it's snow!!' 'No, it's rain' 'But it could be snow!!'

*giggling* Okay. We don't pull the rain thing. Here, at the moment, if it's raining, we get:

Rain with thunderstorm: *wanders outside* *watches lightning* "Looks like it's gonna be a big one tonight, darl! Fantastic!" *spends next five minutes/ten minutes/half-hour/hour watching lightning, wanders back inside*

Next morning - Adults: "Huh. Wonder if it hit the catchments." *switches on news* *new shows lightning! thunder! terrified dogs! SUBURBS GET MOST RAIN EVER ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY! Catchments get... 0mm!* Adults: "Bugger."

Rain without thunderstorm: Small children playing outside and large children who are totally not me playing outside: "It's raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaining!"

Adults with adult brains: "So much for the Sunshine state. Wonder if it hit the catchments." *switches on news* *news shows puddles! pitter patters! flash floods! children in gumboots! sky is grey! trees are green! SUBURBS GET MOST RAIN EVER ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY! Catchments get... 0mm!* Everyone, as one: "BUGGER."


That is in Brisbane. Up North, it's:

It Rains:

News from Brisbane: LOTS AND LOTS OF RAIN UP NORTH. LOTS OF RAIN. THERE'S WIDESPREAD FLOODING AND TOWNS ARE CUT OFF. THEY HAVE TO FLY FOOD IN. OH NOES. RAIN. RAIN. OMG.

People up north: "Darl, they say anything about a cyclone?"

"Nope."

"Orright. What's for tea?"


It Cyclones:

News from Rest of Australia: OMG. CYCLONES. WIND. HUGE GALES. IT'S HUGE SO HUGE. RAIN. RAIN. MUCH RAIN. DID WE MENTION THE RAIN, SIR? OMG. OMG. STAY SAFE PEOPLE. DON'T KILL THE BANANAS AGAIN.

People from Up North: "Darl, they say anything about a cyclone?"

"Yep."

"Bad as Larry?"

"Nope."

"We sealed up?"

"Yep."

"Orright. Sandwiches for tea, then?"

"And bananas."


Okay. That was fun. And there are some jokes in there that may make no sense to you. I apologise. But that was fun. *g*

[chasingkerouac.livejournal.com]

Oh it totally snows over the Chesapeake Bay. I think it's a whole lake effect thing -- only over the bay.

And never apologize for humor! It made me laugh out loud at work and the girl in the office next to mine poked her head in to see if everything was alright. Nothing like making a scene when it's quiet at work *lol*

[heylittleriver.livejournal.com]

Whole lake effect thing? So it snows over the bay but not over the town? (You'll have to excuse me. Snow and I have never met. I went to uni last year to a place that supposedly gets snow. Yeah. When I was there? No snow. FRIGGIN COLD [to me - 5C during the day, neg numbers at night {heaters are awesome, yay}] but no snow.)

Excellent! Yay for bringing you to their attention. *g*

[chasingkerouac.livejournal.com]

Ew. See, not a hot weather person myself. NC is hot enough for me.

And I think they do it by walking around nearly naked most of the time. At least that's what television has taught me. And I always trust television.

[(Anonymous)]

Television is not THAT far off. It doesn't hurt that Brazilians are the most beautiful people on the planet either :-).

[crooked-halo.livejournal.com]

LMAO. Man, we have horrible storms and my work won't close for ANYTHING. Stupid Wisconsin retail.

So jealous of your snowday though!

[chasingkerouac.livejournal.com]

Hehehe, oh Wisconsin. How I enjoyed the week that I spent in you.

The snow day was fantastically lazy! It was delightful. Speaking of delightful, you should totally go post Rachel searching out Dick, because that would be just as delightful *lol*

[crooked-halo.livejournal.com]

Wisconsin is lovely, when one is not in fear of losing appendages. tee hee.

And yes, I will be posting Rachel soon, I promise! I've been very very very neglectful of all my games. Sorry bout that :(