Feb. 12, 2007 - Snowaphobia
It's my regular grocery day today, and so after I take Mini-Me to harp lesson I'll be running to the store. Normally this wouldn't be a big deal, however, today is no normal day.
Is it a holiday? No.
Is it some ginormous sale day? No.
It is Everybody-Freak-Out-Because-It's-Gonna-Snow Day. Yes, folks, we are supposed to get hit with a big winter storm tonight and tomorrow, and apparently some of us are under the impression that we live with the Ingalls in Walnut Grove. A whole 7-inches of snow is expected in this area along with some nasty ice. I bet the folks in upstate New York would be particularly impressed with the panic, considering that they are sitting under more snow than we have EVER had here and we have yet to see nary a flake today.
I'm old enough to remember the infamous Blizzard of '78, where we actually were snowbound in our rural neighborhood for 3 days. But that was the last time it was that extreme---so why the panic now? We survived that time, right? Suck it up, people! Sheesh!
Yet I know that when I go to the grocery store, where it is normally relatively uncrowded that time of day, the placed will be crammed with folks buying their weight in toilet paper, 16 gallons of milk and bread enough to build a spare room onto the house with.
Meanwhile, I'll be attempting to do my normal grocery shopping and keep my sanity intact.
Comments
Feb. 12, 2007 - Ha!
Posted by SmallWorld
Being from upstate NY originally, I cannot help but be bewildered every single time a snowflake is predicted here in East Tennessee. It is truly an amazing phenomenon to see the empty shelves at the grocery stores as concerned shoppers buy 12 loaves of bread and 8 bags of chips JUST IN CASE they can't get out for--what, an hour?? IF--and I mean IF--we actually get snow that sticks? It's a mystery....
Feb. 12, 2007 - : )
Posted by Clarkxbar4
If we do get all that stuff - you will come scoop me out, right?
