The Blizzard of 08

Just last week I was sitting out at the lake, enjoying the spring-like weather, without a coat on, thinking how nice it is that winter is finally over. Today we have about 15" of snow. What a change. I shovelled off the driveway early this morning, then another 3 or 4 inches came down and so I shovelled it again. The second time was much easier, but my shoulders were aching from lifting the snow and throwing it back a couple of feet.

What was scheduled to be a very busy weekend ended up with nothing much to do. All of the scheduled events were cancelled. Most of them were rescheduled.

The ham radio bands were jammed with fellows like me with nothing better to do than talk on the radio. Even the mail did not run today. Church services are on for tomorrow, assuming the parking lot has been cleared. The preacher plans to get to the church building early and make sure it is OK for everyone to come.

This weather reminds me of the old joke. "I stayed in all day to avoid getting cabin fever".

White Death Is On Its Way

Once again the weather forecasters are predicting massive amounts of snow for tomorrow. The latest estimates are for up to 10 inches of snow. I doubt that it will happen to that degree. The last huge snowfall was also going to be massive. Stores were packed with people stocking up on the essentials, bread, water, and canned goods. We did get some snow, but not nearly up to projections. The weatherman Derrick Beasley's theme song is "Derrick said it would be like this". The station continued to play it, even when it was blatenly inaccurate.

I have a 4 wheel drive truck and a 4 wheel drive Jeep, but I doubt that I will actually need either to get around tomorrow. The roads will be initally snow covered, but shortly will be plowed, salted and clear. Better weather in the next couple of days will even eliminate the need to shovel off the driveway. Soon Spring will be here and everyone will just be eager for Mother's day when it is once again safe to plant flowers without fear of frost. Bring it on.

Me - A VIP

I guess it just happened so slowly that I didn't even notice it was occurring. I have always just considered myself an average Joe; perhaps appreciated by my immediate family but relatively unknown beyond that. Then today I discovered that I have become a Very Important Person. How did I become aware of my new found status? Well, today I received personal phone calls from Barach Obama, Hillary Clinton, Congressperson Jean Schmidt, County Commissioner candidates and callers seeking my approval of the school tax levy. You would think this is a heady position to be in, but it has begun to be a little annoying. Perhaps it will end soon. Let's just see what happens tomorrow. Gotta go now to vote.

Day before Primary Elections

Once again Ohio will play a big part in the national election of the President. The Democratic primary will most likely be decided (between Hillary Clinton and Barach Obama) by the results of the Ohio primary. I predict Obama will win. We will see tomorrow.