Crazy weather

This blog is not about on particular story but about all stories in the news right now as far as weather. Anyone here in the mid-west I’m sure knows how terrible the snow has been this week. I am personally surprised about how much that we have gotten. I don’t remember it ever snowing like this in this area. I haven’t missed a winter in the mid-west in 28 years.  The Snow and ice has taken everyone by surprise and has caused a lot of injuries and other problems.

This story here is about how ice fell from the top of Cowboys stadium all the way down in Dallas. The story states that up to six people were injured as a sheet of ice fell off of the dome as workers were preparing for the super bowl that is planned for this Sunday. Dallas is not used to getting snow and ice. The whole town has been thrown into a panic I am sure of since the last time they had a few flurries I drove through Dallas and the entire town was practically shut down. They recorded 5 inches of snow there; the city is used to 50 degree temperatures at this time of year.

This story here is about the availability of supplies in Joplin since the storm started on Monday. The article says that if you want to buy a snow shovel in the city of Joplin then you might have a hard time finding one. It also states that dominoes and several other restaurants are low on supplies and have made a lot more deliveries than usual. This is one thing that really amuses me about storms. I have been to the stores and seen firsthand that they were out of all essential items like bread, milk, and eggs. The thing that amazes me and makes me wonder at the same time is, is there some kind of meal that people only prepare during storms that requires mass quantities of these three items? When we know a storm is coming we just go on about our lives in my family, if its grocery day then we get groceries, if it isn’t we don’t. The thing that I don’t understand is why people all of the sudden need bread, milk, and eggs? Didn’t they have to eat weather there was a storm coming or not?

This last article is about an accident that a couple had on highway 71 just into Arkansas. The couple ran into the center median and then off into the ditch. Neither of them were hurt but there was damage to their vehicle. This is what is really sad in this area. It seems that people don’t have a clue how to drive on icy or snowy conditions. The people in this area seem to be oblivious to the fact that snow and ice change driving conditions. I was out on the roads for a better part of the day today and I couldn’t tell you how many vehicles that I seen stuck. It is hilarious to see someone in a little car that has about three inches of clearance with the front of their car trying to go down a road that has ten inches of snow piled on it. One piece of advice that I can give is if you don’t know what you are doing on these roads then stay home and be safe.