NOT Funny, Justin

 

Good Morning All;
NOTE: If you don't care about the silly weather in my neck of the woods, just skip down to the red type.


Stormcenter 2 Personal Forecast has an important announcement from the National Weather Service regarding your local weather.
**** 10:05 AM CST Sun-Dec-07 - The Weather Service has issued a weather bulletin for your area.
WINTER STORM WATCH
Wisconsin counties - BROWN, CALUMET, DOOR, KEWAUNEE, MANITOWOC, OUTAGAMIE, WAUSHARA, WINNEBAGO


Today: Cloudy with snow showers developing for the afternoon. High around 30F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 70%.
Tonight: Cloudy with snow. Low 28F. Winds ENE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Snow accumulating 3 to 5 inches.
Tomorrow: Snow likely. High 31F. Winds NNE at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 80%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected.
Tomorrow night: Snow showers before midnight. Becoming partly cloudy later. Low 6F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 70%.
Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid teens and lows in the mid single digits.
Thursday: A few snow showers. Highs in the low teens and lows in the low single digits.
Friday: Snow showers. Highs in the low teens with temperatures nearly steady overnight.

And THEN this morning came this...

MAJOR WINTER STORM!!!
MAJOR WINTER STORM!!!
(I heard you twice the first time).

A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA BEGINNING THIS EVENING, & LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF TUESDAY.
Snow develops this afternoon and spreads over the area this evening.
The snow will become heavy at times.
Strong winds on Tuesday create blowing and drifting snow along with limited visibilities.
Travel will become VERY difficult late tonight and early Tuesday.
A total of 7-14" is expected with the highest totals from Wautoma through the Valley, Green Bay, & Door County.
Find out more in your updated StormCenter 2 Personal Forecast.
StormCenter 2 Meteorologist, Justin Zollitsch.
NOTE: I used to like this guy...
(he is not alone with my newly discovered contempt for the weather)

This storm, named "CARTER" --is NOT "peanuts", kids.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...USE EXTREME CAUTION...OR WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS ENDED.
THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 800-762-3947. 

THE "WINTER STORM WATCH" IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
HAHAHAHAHA!!!  (Ya think)?

So you know what I am up against here... Working against time today, and woke up late after a terribly restless night.

Due to the fact that Randy was invisible and thus quite ineffective, I am bringing the wash to the laundromat today, (where ever THAT is); and have more than a few stops to make in short order.

I made a joke in my last blog, or in the comments that the worst part of my day was psyching myself up to take a shower in this cold. (If it is not bitterly cold outside, it is effing snowing out there)!

That "worst" was simply not true.

The worst of it all came when Casey called, in terrible pain, and unable to even move.
I could not leave because the repairs to either of my cars had not been made (as insinuated they would be -by the invisible mans phone call early on Saturday).

I immediately called down to Kelli's.
Tim was here in minutes with a battery charger- And his air compressor.
We left the charger on all night long after hearing that Buck had been visiting to Greg and Casey's. An ex marine, he picked her up- pain or not and carried her down to the car.

She was once again treated for her pain...

But how freakin' bad was the feeling that I couldn't have driven in if her life had depended on it.
(Wait Mr. Invisible, "p*ssed" does not even come close)...

Yesterday morning, Kelli and Tim were back- (and on their way to pick up a load of hay for the horses).
Got the car running, and I was off.

Fleet Farm happily said I could be first on their list today. I tried to explain that by then the car would NOT be running anymore, nor would the tire be inflated.

So... to avoid Packer traffic, it was on to Sears.

The alternator being shot too.
They found a piece of sheet metal in the tire, and could repair it thankfully.
Tires rotated.
Install a new, (and damn good), battery; and I was headed home.
I am sure I was more than a bit happy to write the fookin' check by the time it was all over and done with. (I am further sure that the bank won't like it). hehehe I shall stop there on my way into town.

"Time" = "PREMIUM" today.

Hope you all had a grand weekend.
Love and warmth to all.

XOXO
Me

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Originally posted to my Y! 360, Monday December 8, 2008 - 10:29am (CST)