Dear Region: Deal with the Weather
So I'm sure the Joe Krebs crowd was all hyped up about the weather this morning. There were cancellations, postponements, and, I'm sure, all manner of on-the-spot reports from the area highways and byways.
And for what?
For some rain, that's what. Funny, thing--I was up late last night and caught the venerable Bob Ryan on NBC4, giving us the lowdown on all this mayhem. In his opening summary Ryan said something about temperatures being "well below" freezing in the District. OK, so then Ryan turns to his regional temperature map. And there, right in the middle is the temperature for the District: 33 degrees. Send Ryan back to 8th grade Introduction to Physical Science!
The scare tactics of Ryan and others affect people. This morning, for example, I went to the grocery mart. No one there. Walked to work. Parking spaces everywhere.
Fellow regioners, if we want to make the top of all those "Best Places to Live 2008" lists, we've got to be more productive. We've got to take the weather--the rain--head-on. Don't listen to the reports. Just put on some clothes and get out there. I'm very disappointed in how we as a region handled this morning. We're not setting a good tone here. Much room for improvement.
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11:46 am
It may not have scared you, but the rain was tough enough to drop the defense secretary. (via DCist)
11:46 am
Last night's precipitation brought the slipperiest sidewalks since the Blizzard of 1996. No joking!
11:54 am
Way to be ridiculously insensitive. Many people were hurt and the ice caused multiple traffic accidents and horrendous traffic.
12:06 pm
tell that to all the people who got hurt last night walking home from the metro. the ERs in the area were packed all night.
12:08 pm
If this region could get its head around the idea of HAVING A FRIGGIN' BAG OF ICE MELT handy for these circumstances, *then* we'll have a shot at those "Best Places to Live" lists.
Just one bag. Really. Dust your damn sidewalk with it. All it takes.
(Didn't fall last night, but did get all Bambi-on-the-frozen-pond all the way down 18th. Thank goodness for metal railings and lightpoles.)
12:20 pm
I felt the winter weather yesterday after I voted. The sidewalks start to get slippery in the afternoon. I saw ice build on my ride today. I waited until mid morning to leave the house. Better safe than sorry they say.
2:58 pm
You walked? What, you didn't run there?
3:31 pm
I stand corrected. I did run most of the way. Walked the last block or so.
4:13 pm
Working for the rat race, you know you wasting you time...