This may be something that is peculiar to the midwest, I'm not sure, but a big ice storm is predicted so organizations, schools, churches, athletic organizations and service clubs, to name a few, begin to cancel their upcoming events that have been scheduled for the next 24 - 48 hours.
Right now, it is clear and sunny, but according to the weather stations, the big one is coming. Right now it is cold, 16 degrees, much too cold for freezing rain, but they have assured us that the temperature will be rising and the ice will be coming. The text feed that goes across the bottom of the TV screen is full of cancellations, winter storm watch postings, and the occasional latest political scum bag drama.
However, the doppler radar shows clear skies clear across our state and the sunset is beautiful.
I'll bet the stores are packed with people getting those gallons of milk, loaves of bread, bottles of water, packages of hot dogs. The real bummer is if the power goes out. And especially if you have no fireplace or woodstove. It's dark and you are cold and you can't even read a book comfortably and obviously, the entertainment choices go way down after dark. Lay in bed and shiver, wait for the sun to come up around 8:30. Makes for a very long night since it gets dark now around 4:45.
So, this is one of those times when I am hoping the weather men are wrong and that all the ice goes somewhere else or fizzles out before it comes here. A nice warm day in the low 40's with sunshine is what I'd like to predict.
Guess we'll see what happens.
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