Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Winter Storm Coming

Yesterday I made the mistake of wearing my winter coat to work. When I walked home from the Metro at night it was still close to seventy degrees out there, and I was sweating. This morning was more comfortable, cool but not very cold, but I see in The Post there's a chance we'll have a pretty bad ice storm in our part of the county tonight, and maybe snow.

Here's how they're putting it at Weather Underground when I put in my zip code:
Tonight
A mixture of rain...freezing rain and sleet. Little or no sleet accumulation. Ice accumulation less than a tenth of an inch. Lows in the lower 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.

Okay, well it sounds like a good night for a fire, a night to stay home. I'm reading that new biography of John Lennon, maybe I'll get through a few more pages of that. I'm okay with snow, but there's nothing picturesque or charming about sleet and freezing rain, if you ask me.

12 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for the post, Jim.

Right now I am sitting outside at a nice café in Valladolid, Yucatán, Mexico. I will be en route to Playa del Carmen in about 30 mins. However, I am looking forward to coming back to the USA on Saturday and would not mind seeing some snow (at least until I fly back to Chiapas on Jan. 3rd.)!!

Happy Holidays, everyone!!

December 16, 2008 10:29 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Much to the disappointment of area children, rain is forecast for tonight.

There's a rumor among students in Fairfax that the schools will not be open Dec 21 and 22 to save money. It's interesting how these rumors start, since I can find absolutely no official discussion of such a thing.

Maybe it's just wishful thinking manifesting as belief; kind of like reparative therapy.

December 16, 2008 5:39 PM  
Blogger JimK said...

Well, Robert, here in Rockville sleet is pounding down out of the sky at this moment.

As for rumors, I am always amazed at how many rumors turn out to be true!

JimK

December 16, 2008 6:43 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

In my department I'm renowned for accuracy in predicting two-hour-delays and snow-days. We all have to have our little areas of expertise.

I hope they don't cancel school, 'cause the christmas music special is Tuesday.

rrjr

December 17, 2008 11:57 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"I hope they don't cancel school, 'cause the christmas music special is Tuesday"

Glad to hear they still let you have a "Christmas" music concert in Fairfax.

December 17, 2008 1:28 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Honey, everyone has a Christmas music special. Where have you been?
The whole 'war on christmas' is a fundraising gimmick.

We're also having a "Messiah" concert. I hope it's a sing-along.

December 17, 2008 4:53 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

What school is that, Robert, and what's the date of the sing-a-long?

December 18, 2008 9:49 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Robert, in MC, there is a directive that the only two Christian holidays allowed to be celebrated in public schools is Halloween and Valentine's Day.

December 18, 2008 9:51 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

On Valentine's I wear black.

As I've said before, if we're going to celebrate religious holidays, it should be All Saints Day and Ash Wednesday.

You'll note that MCPS winter and spring breaks are always Christmas and Easter.

December 18, 2008 12:54 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"You'll note that MCPS winter and spring breaks are always Christmas and Easter."

Actually, Spring break doesn't always coincide with Easter.

MCPS policy is to close when it is expected that the majority of kids won't be in school anyway.

It's just practicality.

December 18, 2008 10:54 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

MCPS policy is to close when it is expected that the majority of kids won't be in school anyway.

Show us the policy you're referring to.

This year MCPS closes schools on several religious holidays, including Christmas, Easter, Passover, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

December 20, 2008 9:56 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm haven't seen MCPS' policy, but Fairfax' policy is more or less as he stated: to close when a certain percentage of its students will be pulled out of school by parents. That includes federal holidays, day after thanksgiving, Christmas week, the Christian holy week, inauguration. It does not include Yom Kippur, Rosh Hashana, Passover, or Eid.

December 21, 2008 7:31 AM  

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