Things that tick me off: Atlanta Snow

It snowed yesterday. This was a complete non-event. However, you would've thought that people had never seen the stuff before. First we have the news coverage. "Bob, it's snowing! Let's go interview people and see what they have to say!" I wish they'd talk to me.

"Sir, what do you think about the snow?"
"Well, I think it's just a flurry"
"Are you going to the store?"
"Why the hell would I do that? It's not even accumulating!"

People think there's going to be a snow day. People need to understand how this works. There's a snow day when there is a hazard. Like ice on the roads. That doesn't happen when it's 35 degrees outside. I got to laugh at their disappointment today though.

Then there's driving. My commute is 20 minutes, 30-35 in traffic. It took me 112 minutes to get home yesterday. Why did it take me so long? It wasn't because it was slippery (the roads were well above freezing). It's because people are morons.

So now it's supposed to snow Saturday. This is a complete joke, b/c now everyone will have to go out and buy bread and milk tomorrow afternoon, screwing up Friday traffic even more, even though there's basically no chance of being snowed in for more than 8 hours.

On a side note, channel 2 has the "Severe Weather Team". Apparently now all weather is severe weather, b/c they report in July when the forcast for the next 30 days is "High of 92, Partly Cloudy with a 20% chance of afternoon thundershowers". I'm just waiting for the catchy name, like "Icejam 2000".