Snowapalooza!!!

Have to follow up on my last rant..250,000 dead in Haiti but it all it takes is a garden variety winter storm on the east coast to knock that story off the front page. So many different names for this "event" - my favorite is February Fury (I thought it was a joke). Turns out it was predicted to be a foot or two in this area. We got about 7 or 8 inches.. OK, so it's not that accurate but jeeeze don't spend half the day beating it to death..

A nice concise report is all we need. If we want more there's at least one or more 24-hour weather channels in case you can't get enough. I left the TV off today but when I periodically checked there was always some weather graphic, reporter in the street dodging plows or airport delay reports. OK, that is now the norm it appears..

I liked when a street reporter stopped a passerby as the snow was falling - you never know what you're going to get (Forest Gump)...This one reporter stops this guy who he should have known was trouble but the reporter asks, "what do you think of all this?". This guy was clearly demented and started shouting "WINTER, WINTER - it's still here.. GOD has plans"...The reporter made a lame ground hog shadow joke and turned it back to the stunned studio anchors who had dead-pan expressions..Was a highlight!!

Now with the snow stopped they try and scare the shit out of you with killer wind predictions and when that fizzles brace yourself for the NEXT big storm - 2 days from now. These studio weather people have such good hair - all of em.. Must be a substantial budget for such things. They better stay out of the wind..