Cassi Creek: This is,
indeed, a foul and bitter winter for much of the nation. Northeast Tennessee is included in that
partition. Our snow, forecast to begin
last night or early this morning picked the latter onset time. From half an inch on cars and other ambient
temperature surfaces at 0650 to the present, 0901, we now see two to three
inches on those same flat surfaces.
The road is
yet unplowed and unsalted. Schools are closed.
When I woke
up this morning at 0500 the snow must have just begun. The silence and stillness I associate with
falling snow was evident I piled back
into bed but was unable to do anything beyond twttching, tossing about, and
dozing fitfully. I finally gave up at
0620. Still, 4 hours setter than the
night before.
This winter
may well go down in history as one of the more’ brutal in recent history. No one wants more snow this winter except
for, perhaps, the ski resort owners. Natural
snow for them means more open trails, a thicker base, and reduced expenses for making artificial snow. If it snows too much, or in the wrong
places, the owner operators have to deal with avalanche risks nod people unable
to drive to their local and/or favorite
ski areas. People farther away miss
flights and buses as the ripple effect broadens.
This is also
the time of year many people develop cabin fever, This is not the season when one is well
advised to engage in arguments or fights with other family members. There is a long history of men and women
simply “snapping” about this time of year and disposing of their spouse or
partner in some grizzly manner often involving a neighborhood chili supper. Be careful if invited to dine in.
Anger and resentment
that has remained sealed up like a pressure cooker often blows off the lid in
late winter. Imaginative and irony
filled murders abound in this season.
Some of us may be well advised to hide all sharp and blunt objects from
the reach of a partner or companion who is openly approaching the detonation
point.
Now is the winter of our discontent If for aught else it provides more
interesting and amusing articles in local newspapers.
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