Rant #1,364: Snow Away

If you listened to the weather forecasters last night on TV in my neck of the woods, you would have heard nothing but glum news for this week.

We are supposed to get the mother of all nor'easters this week, starting later today and continuing into Tuesday and possibly even Wednesday.

We are supposed to get upwards of at least 24 inches of snow, and mixed with strong winds of at least 50 mph, we are supposed to get hit real hard.

So yesterday produced the usual panic prior to such a storm. People ran out and bought shovels, salt, and yes, the usual milk and bread.

I have never understood why runs on milk and bread are so linked with snow storms, but they are.

What I did was buy a new shovel.

It is simply for safety's sake, as now, my father, my wife and I each have shovels in their trunks in case of emergency.

Last year, during a major snowstorm, I actually got stuck in my parking spot at work. My place of work, as I have said before, hasn't a clue about weather.

We never close. If you can make it, fine, if you can't, fine too.

Makes no sense.

Anyway, I was able to dig myself out of my spot, and with some help, I was able to get out of the parking lot and onto the road.

So we all have shovels this year.

And I have told my son that he will be shoveling this year.

He is not from the great shovelers, except for excuses not to shovel.

I really shouldn't complain. I am the same way, or at least I was when I was his age.

So this will be a family effort.

I got my practice in this weekend, as we had a bit of snow mixed with a lot of rain.

I shoveled, but now we are supposedly in for something completely different.

Let's hope it isn't as bad as they say it will be.

Fat chance.

So shoveling I will go, but I am not so sure about going to work.

We shall see.