codyg1985’s Think Tank

Have you stocked up on milk and bread? Do you have a generator? If not, then you may not survive the great Blizzard of 2008. The TV people say it is gonna get worse and that people must be careful. After all, snow causes accidents. Just one flake can cause massive amounts of accidents and panic.

Every year it is the same thing. There is the potential for wintry precipitation (snow, sleet, or freezing rain), and the media machine begins to warm up. It is going to snow. It could accumulate. Travel conditions could be tricky. The only word people hear is snow, and then the people take the message and run. Grocery stores are packed as folks stock up as if Armageddon was upon the world. People act like the road all of a sudden is an ice rink.  All for what? The snow rarely does come down in an amount that justifies the media frenzy that is as predictable as humid, hazy summer in Alabama.  Every year the media perpetuates the notion that southerners don’t know how to act in a snow storm. Just imagine what would happen if there was an actual blizzard here.  The news anchors would collectively sh*t their pants and squeal with delight.

I am not a snow hater, but I am a realist. The ambient temperatures are just above freezing, and the snow will change to rain as warmer air makes its way in the mid layers of the atmosphere. So even if it is snowing so much that white out conditions are prevalent, soon the rain will spread in and melt away any snow that does stick. We will all wake up the next morning and for the most part not have any issues getting to work or school. Maybe in NE Alabama there will be some icy spots, but there won’t too much in the way of snow.  You wouldn’t believe that if you visit your local grocery store or if you listen to five minutes of TV coverage.