Tuesday, February 08, 2011

The sky is falling. Again.

The National Weather Service office in Memphis, which likes to type in ALL CAPS, not realizing that’s INTERNET SHOUTING, says we’re gonna get another inch or two of snow tomorrow:

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES.
* TIMING: WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS: LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COMBINED WITH TEMPERATURES SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW FREEZING FOR THE DURATION OF THE EVENT WILL LIKELY LEAD TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

Monday’s snow is completely gone, the way snows usually disappear here. After this little cold snap, things are forecast to warm up, with highs in the 50s Sunday and most of next week.

I took advantage of the relatively mild weather this afternoon to replace the bulbs in both of the carriage lights that flank the garage door. The one on the right had burned out and the one on the left hasn’t worked since I replace its bulb the last time. I discovered why today. I’d cross-threaded the bulb and it wasn’t making contact. Doh! Now they’re both blazing away, albeit with 75 Watt incandescent bulbs.

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