OHMYGOSH SNOW!

So yeah.  Living in Richmond, Virginia, we usually get passed in the snow department.  Instead, we are more likely to get freezing rain.  But not this time!

I don’t know if I should be full of joy or irritated honestly.  I mean it’s Monday and I’m supposed to be working.  But we got 10” of snow on the ground and Interstate 95 was a mess this morning.  I probably would have been in “danger danger” if I had tried to leave Richmond.  If I hadn’t have gone North, I would have gone Southwest, and they got even more snow.  So it looks like I’m working from home (as well as writing this blog).

My overly hormonal sweet cute little girl, who is 16, has decided to go out and build a snowman.  It will be interesting to see how she does.  I know it’s only 10” of snow, but she isn’t even 5’ tall.  She might get lost out there.  Don’t worry, I will rescue her eventually immediately if she does.  When I went out to check on her, I had to shake my head in wonder.  Her snowmen are… tiny.  I asked her what was up with that and she should build a big one and she grumpily sweetly told me to mind my own business.

My little brainiac is a card.  She finally finished with her midget snowmen, and they actually look kinda cute.  The finished product?

I finally got the cars cleaned off.  Then I decided to go inspect the local scenery to see how my neighbors faired.  The streets don’t really have that much snow on them as of this afternoon, but still, you could see how early it was no easy going for locals.

I don’t understand why Richmonder’s are just plain convinced that they can go out and drive in the snow.  Especially when the storm we get equals more than an inch.  They should know better, but yet something strange seems to come over them and forces them out of the house to go popping around town.  Personally, I’m voting for Aliens, who want to hover in their flying saucers and take pictures of the hillarity of the whole thing.  Maybe they have their own FAIL website, like the one at Fail Blog. I guess, since we rarely get snow here now days, it’s just a case of crazyness quickly on-setting cabin fever.  Brave Richmonder’s, gotta wonder about love ‘em.

I wish they would learn to stay in their houses.  That way I would feel safe going out.  Not that I’m some expert in driving in the snow, but I’m a lot better than most.  I’ve had a lot of experience driving in the snow, not to mention that my father worked for the highway department for untold years and took my young self out to actually teach me about driving in the snow.  He must have done something right.  Or maybe I’ve just been lucky.  Either way you look at it, I can, for once, say I’m better than most in Richmond.  Ok, yes that sounded conceited.  So what?

While I was out a little while ago, taking a gander at the kids playing in their yards and laughing at the pileup of cars on the side of the road, I almost got hit.  Minding my own business (for the most part), this tiny little Honda came skidding – barely – to a stop halfway into the road at a stop sign.  He was obviously driving like there was no snow on the road and decided to wait to brake to a stop like on any normal day.  Just goes to show you I am right about the Richmonder’s.  His look of fright was plain to see and actually gave me a nice little pop to my day.  I have a Durango, and if he hadn’t stopped, and for some reason I didn’t, well…. he would have had an annihilated car.  I might have suffered a scratch.  Luckily, a collision was avoided quite easily.

Regardless, the snow is beautiful, and I’m glad Richmond finally got some.  Everything is white and clean looking.  Thanks mother nature.

Tomorrow should be an interesting day.  It’s going down to 11 degrees so the mush, what’s left on the road, is going to be solid ice.  Oh joy.  I’m sure the local insurance agents in the area will be losing lots of sleep this week.

At the moment, I’m enjoying watching my wife and child take our cats and putting them outside in the snow.  No seriously, they are out there practicing “cat tossing”.  They are indoor cats, so of course, the cats are suffering a sudden case of “WTF!?!?!” and tearing back inside, their tiny cat faces full of fright.  Now that’s some good stuff.  Indoor cats and snow equals lots of lolz.

Can you just SEE the evil glint look of joy in my wife’s face as she enjoys introducing one of our cats to the snow?  Let me just say, I’m glad my wife never needed to teach me how to swim.

Here is another one of our cats who was introduced to the snow.  Notice how she is trying to climb the wall of our porch.  Poor kitty (laughing hysterically).

Maybe tomorrow I will take my camera out with me when I go back to actual working on the road.  I’m sure I can find some interesting pictures.  I guess we will see.  However, for now it’s time to go, back to getting paperwork done, until the sun goes down and I once again venture outside to see how bad things are.

~ Kevin

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