Is it too soon to be over winter? I really only need one day of driving on ice and walking out in sub-zero temperatures to feel that I have put in my time with winter. But wait, winter hasn't even officially started yet. It starts on December 21st. Oh bother. You know it is going [...]
Tag: winter weather
Die winter…die!
The word from the National Weather Service is that a wallop is coming our way. This looks like one that the whole state will be able to "enjoy" - well, yippee ki yay. Just what all us North Dakota folks wanted - more winter. All this extra snow will just make flood season that much [...]
Feel twice as smart…
In the vein of better late than never I have to give a shout out to Big Lots! today. I learned while looking at their website that they actually have a line item in their menu specifically designated for winter weather supplies. Well, that just makes my little emergency management heart happy. I wish I [...]
Patience: EXPIRED.
There comes a time each year when my patience completely expires. It arrives at different times, but historically I don't make it more than a couple months into the new year before I exclaim to everyone and anyone who will listen that I am OVER winter. You would think that after 15 years in the [...]
One for the win column?
There is snow in the forecast. John Wheeler is predicting three to six inches tonight and into Sunday. Hmmm...I am not so sure that we'll get that much. Of course, I am not a meteorologist or a climatologist, but where snow is concerned I have been Nancy Drew since the fall of last year. As Nancy Drew [...]
Armchair quarterbacking…
Dictionary.com defines an armchair quarterback as "a person who offers advice or an opinion on something in which they have no expertise or involvement." There is an awful lot of armchair quarterbacking today as it applies to various weather forecasts for the Midwest's February 28/29 storm. In particular, a lot of folks in the Fargo-Moorhead area [...]
Oh, the weather outside is frightful…
As I look out the window at blustery conditions, the emergency management professional in me is reminded that the relative absence of snow events this winter may have made us all a bit more complacent about winter preparedness. As such, I'd like to take this opportunity to remind you of five easy steps you can take to [...]
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