Weather, it’s been in the headlines all winter and tonight is no different.
I’ve been watching the Doppler radar this afternoon as this beast of a storm rolls up the East coast. It’s a monster storm, with all the frills; rain, sleet, a lot of snow. My guess is there are weather people smiling tonight because this is the Super Bowl of weather.
But I’ve also listened to the radio today and the news stations in my area are asking for volunteers with big trucks or heavy 4-wheel drive vehicles. They need them for patients and medical staff to get back and forth to hospitals, treatment centers and clinics.
Some patients can’t afford to miss a treatment. Not even a major weather event like this one, can stop those important procedures.
For the rest of us, it’s important not to become a victim of the storm. Take it easy on the shoveling. Use your knees.bend them…don’t use your back, when shoveling that heavy snow. Take breaks and drink plenty of water. And stay off the roads. This storm is said to have plenty of ice packed inside those dark clouds.
Be warm and safe
February 13, 2014 @ 11:46 am
Here in Atlanta, we’ve been snowed/iced in for 2 days. Warmup is underway but it’ll take a couple of days to clear it out completely. We’ve remained hunkered down and fortunately did not lose power (yet). Monday was grocery store day. Sorta like roller derby. North Carolina ignored the warnings and is paying for it.
Get your emergency preparedness kit out; get essentials at grocery store and then remain at home. No one can drive safely on ice. Best of luck.
PS…this is like the Super Bowl for the weather people. They have their thesaurus handy so that they can use all of the adjectives that convey gloom and doom…..”catastrophic, epic, treacherous (pronounced twech-r-us), monumental, etc” “Let’s cut to our weather person standing beside the interstate about 15 inches away from the semis going by for an update”.