Scary Things

In my everyday sheltered mundane life there are a few things that REALLY scare me.  No, not terrorist attacks, cancer, or spiders...but DRIVING ON ICE.

It straight up petrifies me.  To the degree that I stress about it for days.  Now, here's some context.  I live in Oklahoma where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.  Tornado sirens?  No problem.  Running a marathon against 40 mph wind? Well, that really sucked but not terrifying.  Fluke hail storm?  Annoying, but not really something to get tied in knots over. 

Oklahoma averages about 1-2 freezing rain and ice storms per year and during those annual occurances you can witness normal mild mannered Oklahomans LOSING THEIR MINDS.

Today is one of those days.  Saturday, it was 70+ degrees, and although I squandered it doing homework it was nice enough to be wearing shorts.  But today, Monday, it's another story...It reminds me of a skit from Bill Engvall:

"And oh, don't let it snow in Texas...SHUT THE STATE DOWN...You'd see Wally Weatherman:

'Up to an inch of snow is headed to your area. We urge you to steal food and horde gas. If you are an elderly American...you will not make it through this storm.'

So being a good Oklahoman I naturally filled up my gas tank, went to the grocery store to get food rations for at least a month, made sure the flashlights had batteries, and put blankets in the car yesterday.  I take it seriously y'all.



This is ACTUALLY what the weather gods (Gary England) is predicting to happen later today..

"Chances of ice on roadways could snarl traffic Tuesday. Rain and freezing drizzle is expected in the Oklahoma City area tonight.
Snow is not expected to start until about 9 tonight and continue Tuesday with gusts of wind as high as 34 mph and plummeting temperatures.
Power outages are possible."

SNARL TRAFFIC?!?!  panic Panic PANIC!!!!

I've cancelled all my meetings, and have all but refused to be present at work tommorrow and probably Wednesday too. 

Safety First.