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February 11, 2010
Snowmageddon
The Day After, originally uploaded by andertho.
Hi everyone. So, last Thursday I found myself in Richmond, Va. as the so-called "snowmageddon" was lumbering towards the Mid-Atlantic. There's no denying that was one nasty storm, but I sure had to snicker at the newscasters who predicted doom and gloom. It also made me a little wistful for Ohio, where a couple inches of snow guaranteed a day off from school. Chicago, of course, has an arsenal of snow plows, and it would have to be The Day After Tomorrow before school was canceled.
Lucky for me, Social Security also snow days of sorts: if I, as the representative, am unable to get to the hearing because of the weather, it *must* be postponed. How dope is that!?
Today was one of those snow days, as Chicago took 14 inches of the white stuff in the chin. I only experienced part of it, because I ended up stuck in Atlanta. I could have done without that.
Back to Richmond: I drove the next morning to Norfolk, where the snow had turned to slush. It was pure, unadulterated misery driving in that slush. It was slow-going, but I made it. So, no matter how incompetent you think the city of Chicago is, at least they usually get the streets plowed.
The storm also convinced me that they ought to move the capital to Buffalo. Buffalo may even be better than Chicago when it comes to plowing snow. I can guarantee the capital won't shut down because it snows 3 feet.
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Posted at February 11, 2010 01:29 AM