OMG ICE!!!!!
Feb 15, 2007 in Observations
The local news in Charlotte is by far the most entertaining I have ever seen. This morning there is a patch of ice on a road. Not a huge patch. Probably 50 yards or so. And it’s probably 1/4 inch thick. And this is HUGE news. They keep interrupting every few minutes to give an update on the errant patch. They have a crew on the scene to cover the latest up to the minute news. One of the anchors commented that it “doesn’t look natural.” Seriously. They have contacted utilities to make sure there isn’t a water main break. Best guess is that it fell off a truck. I’m waiting for them to blame Bin Laden. Thankfully they had a team on the spot to see the salt truck put an end to this threat to our national security.
This is one of the funniest news casts ever. I think they may possibly have the Department of Homeland Security on the show before they sign off. They were able to get the weather guy on camera long enough to give survival tips since it is currently 18 degrees out. Apparently there is danger of freezing to death in a matter of minutes in this kind of weather.
I’m constantly amazed and amused at the different concepts of bad winter weather. Right now it’s 15 degrees in west central Indiana and the low tonight will be in the single digits. Being February, we think this is perfectly normal. The news of course plays it up a little bit mentioning the “arctic blast” or “bitter cold”, but for the most part we just put on a sweater and go about our business.