Snow. My God, the snow!

Oh, the humanity!

It is starting. The snow. We hate the snow. So much so that the local weather guy breaks into the NASCAR race twelve times to tell us that it's snowing.

We know, smart ass. I have windows.

Meanwhile, the snow is coming down - as snow will do.

It comes down. By Monday morning we're supposed to have a foot of snow on the ground. So much for Global warming.

The tough part is that I ran out of canned cat food, and the guy needs his evening treat. I didn't dare go near the supermarket today, since the Hellfire Snowstorm was on the way and the local populace was in there stocking up on bread, eggs and milk - as though snow makes us crave French Toast. Ten inches of snow should keep us inside for at least 4 hours, but we still need food! God forbid we get out in our giant SUVs and actually use them for their intended purpose.

"The roads are clear, let's get out before the snow starts!"

What bugs me about this stuff is the way the local media covers it. I was trying to watch the NASCAR race this afternoon, but John Bolaris kept creeping in with is weather forecasts.

I know John, it's snowing. There's 20 laps left. Leave me alone.

They don't break in during the commercials - God forbid - only the programming. That's insulting to the viewers, but they don't care about insulting us since we don't pay for anything. After the race was over they broke in again, only this time Fox went to commercial during their weather forecast. Some drug ad. Before Bolaris finished his sentence, they had gone back to the commercial. I could hear the screams from the control room: "They're in commercial! Wrap it up! Wrap it up!" Jackasses.

That's John Bolaris, the local Fox Weather guy. You can't see it, but he has a big chubby under that sport jacket. The 10 to 14 inches of snow in the forecast makes the local news people get all wet inside. Tomorrow, they'll be out on the roads telling us how bad the roads are and how we should stay at home, as though we don't have jobs or anything.

Mostly, it makes me wish they had stayed home too.