Friday, February 10, 2006

Milk,Bread,Eggs


...it snows and everyone bakes, apparently...my checklist usually includes Beer and Pizza, personally...
So this comes in my inbox today...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE GULF COAST TODAY...AND MOVE NORTHEAST TO THE MID-ATLANTIC SATURDAY. A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN OR SLEET SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON SOUTH OF THE WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA...BEFORE COLDER AIR MOVES IN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT AND TURNS ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION TO ALL SNOW. AT THIS TIME...A SWATH OF SNOWFALL OF 5 INCHES OR MORE IS LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA...WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO TEN INCHES POSSIBLE. NORTHEAST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH SATURDAY WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WIND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE HALF OF A MILE. PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS POTENTIAL WINTER STORM.
ok....fuck.
Normally, I would jump for joy...being a Pennsylvanian boy, we eat, drink, and breathe snow...I have been so bummed by the lack of in recent years...well, of all weekends...this one is a bad choice.
I am pet/house sitting a household about 10 minutes away, at the top o' ye VERY steepish hill.
2 Great Danes, one cocker spaniel, and a cat.
sigh.
Also, my Mom and Dad are coming in to see Nevermore...
It's gonna be a long weekend, I feel.
Updates to follow, when possible.
SGS

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