I make the weather!
According to television reports, this year’s WINTER STORM OF THE CENTURY is supposed to hit tonight, with up to 10 inches of snow in some places.
Excuse me if I’m not panicking. I was watching the Weather Channel earlier, with the great meteorologist Stephanie Abrams, but right now I’m watching a show on National Geographic called Crash Science which is breaking down the innovations of safety inside race cars when they crash. (And for most people who know me, that’s what they’d expect me to watch.)
I went to Wal-Mart today to grab a couple of items to bring home for lunch, and I couldn’t believe all the people out there getting ready for the storm. It was almost like there was another earthquake prediction like in 1990, which was perfectly summed up in the Uncle Tupelo song “New Madrid.”
And, watching a newscast tonight, I heard somebody talking about that if the weather got REALLY bad, the Kentucky National Guard might have to be called in. Talk about a real scare tactic.
I’m no expert in meteorology, but the temperature, from a couple of forecasts I’ve seen, say the temperature is supposed to be at freezing or a little above freezing tomorrow, which, I have always heard, means the snow is not going to stick to the road. We might get massive amounts of snow, but it shouldn’t hinder travel that badly.
Of course, I could be wrong. There might be reason for panic. And I might be like burned-out Pittsburgh meteorologist Phil Connors, who thought the blizzard was supposed to push off to the east and hit Altoona. And then I’ll be stuck in a time-continuum for a month or so in Paducah, which means I’ll have to drive through the snow to Murray over and over and over to cover the same regional high school basketball game for a month.
And Andie MacDowell won’t be hanging out with me to make witty conversation, either.
