Monday, December 20, 2004

Stay Off the Streets!
A "live" reporter out on the street just said, "If you don't absolutely have to go out today, stay home. This is dangerous, Jim Bob." Around her is no sign of snow, none at all, zero, zip. This warning comes because the merest whiff of white, not enough to measure, just a hint of snow until the sun comes up to melt it, stingy frosting lies on top of the grass in my yard. Across the bottom of the TV screen a list of closings scrolls endlessly...all the schools and universities, service groups like Meals on Wheels. If there's any evidence of winter, apparently, old people have to go hungry. All over Hampton Roads, bridges and tunnels closed due to a high volume of traffic accidents. Winter in the south. In southern Virginia if a bird sneezes on a cold day, everyone rejoices. Snow day!

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