January 30th, 2009

The Dead of Winter

Of course, I love living here and I love the variety that four seasons bring to the Northeast. I never “get sick” of fall or spring, but winter can really take its toll. Well, summer can be oppressing, too, but that is not exactly top of mind now.

At my house, this 2008-2009 winter brought three ice storms. Folks living ten miles north from me got snow, those ten miles south got rain. Because of the variance with our elevations, I guess. I often wonder if other states have local weather reports given five ways: Northern Tier, Poconos, Lehigh Valley, Susquehanna Valley and Wyoming Valley. As a rule, warmest temperatures are assigned to the Wyoming Valley cities that line the Susquehanna River. That is the forecast I tune into, anyway.

The past few weather events made me weary. I resent the ice. How is it possible to have only three stupid days in January with temperatures above freezing and get whacked with freezing rain each time? To whom can I send my appeal in this apparent breach of what I see as weather injustice? The answer, of course, is nobody. It just happens.

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