I love the near panic that ensues with our local media every time a “significant weather event” is even remotely possible.
Hurricanes? They’re all category 5 and 30 foot wall of water will sweep inland 100 miles destroying everything in their path.
Rough weather? Every thunderstorm has at least one tornado in it and chances are it’s an F5. We’ve never had anything close to that in Houston, but this could be the one…uh oh, is that a hook I see on the enhanced, plutonium-driven, Doppler Megatron 5000 radar that is much more accurate than the other guy’s radar? Yes, it is going to flood and you’ll probably die, so be sure to watch that report on surviving the flood waters in your car. It just…might…save…your…life!
Winds? They’ll blow down 100-year-old oak trees and tear the composite roof off of every building downtown. Did I mention you should avoid power lines?
And, finally, my favorite…FREEZE! You’d think that we were going to need chains on our tires and snow shoes. First the media panics and tells everyone to PROTECT YOUR PIPES and then they have to partially recant when the head of the city water department reminds everyone that if you let your water drip, it could cause problems with the entire water system. Don’t drive. Don’t go to school. I went to the grocery store last night and you’d have thought the city was preparing for a foreign troop invasion.
Bad weather is what it is. We all get it at one point or another - unless you live in San Diego (smart asses). I’m all for preparadness. It’s important, particularly in case of an emergency. But, let’s not go nuts here. What we’ve got today and tomorrow is most likely a little bit of ice, some ass-puckering cold weather and yet another good reason to work from home. Stay warm.
I have yet to see one raindrop much less a sleet or snow drop around here in Clear Lake, yet last evening one of our hyper weather weenies said only Galveston would be “spared” the ravages of sleet and snow and freezing rain. You are right—-I am staying in and working from home because this is the perfect weather for it, not because the weather heads are predicting I will be covered in freezing precip!!! Jeeeeeezzzzzz!
I wish I could stay home!
“I can’t go north ’cause I can’t stand snow. Start drinking heavy when the cold winds blow.” - Hayes Carll
Hey, I have to worry about those tornados out here in the boonies. Several have hit Tomball over the years.
But all freezing news on the 10:00 news? Not to mention the 4:00, 6:00, and every other chance they get? It is a bit much. Seriously - it is January. It just might freeze. Embrace it, people!