Weather

Around here, there is a storm rolling in. The weather forecasters are proclaiming a "snowmageddon" as we have inches and inches of snow to be dumped on us by Mother Nature. It is to begin today, and some school districts (small ones) even proactively closed school based on these reports. People have taken to the stores to buy out the staples in anticipation of being utterly trapped.

I am not one of those people. I am also not panicking. In addition, I look out the window here on the 81th floor on this day of snow and see... Nothing. The day is overcast, and it is cold, but at present, nothing is happening. It was supposed to start overnight. Then it was supposed to start at six. Last I heard, it is supposed to start at eleven. Last seasons "snowpocalypse" resulted in a light dusting of snow which was gone by noon. I am quick to remind people of this, but still, the fearmongering produced by the news stations has set deep into everyone's psyches, and as such, people are afraid.

Now, to be fear, there is precedent for some fear of the winter weather around here. Back in 2007, we have a devastating ice storm that wiped out power all over the place. It was the first time I had ever been without power for more than a few hours. At that time, I was out for four days. Back in 11 or 12, we had a Christmas Eve snow storm that nearly stranded my parents and siblings at my house and postponed the Christmas Day get together with the Queen's family for a week. I have walked out my door to sheets of ice and buried roads before, so it is entirely possible to get dumped on.

I also believe in the power of prayer, and after the last major storm, I asked God to not dump huge amounts of snow on us until I no longer needed to travel into work (i.e. I become a professionally published writer or at least, work from home). Now, I do know that with my present job, we have a limited allowance to work from home, so perhaps that requirement is fulfilled. We'll see. Bottom line is that I don't want to drive into work on covered roads. It's way too dangerous.

We'll see what today holds, but the predictions are honestly quite low, and the fact that they keep getting pushed back on when they start does not bode well for them.