We've certainly become a group of nervous Nellies. From the warnings dished out from Wednesday to Thursday and today, you'd think the sky was falling rather than a winter snowstorm. The Hound was never mollycoddled which meant even during blizzards accompanied with what seemed to be mile-high snowdrifts, it meant loping nearly a mile to school, uphill both ways.
Schools across Lake County began canceling classes Thursday morning in preparation for a doomsday scenario snowfall. Lighten up, folks. Winter doesn't begin until Sunday. That in itself is something to worry about.
But what if those weather prognosticators are wrong? And so if they're right? It's snow, not nuclear fallout.
One forecast The Hound saw predicted up to 14 inches for Lake County. Sounds like a snownormous weekend of sledding.
Until then, drive slow, hope your local public works department hasn't run out of salt yet and break out the sleds, snowshoes or cross-country skiis. You can't stop it, so just let it snow and ponder the wonder of a white Christmas this holiday.
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I am so with you! You'd think it was armageddon approaching with the panic in our office yesterday, before the storm even hit. Here we are the next day, we all drove a little slower but everyone got here in one piece.
Please people - it's winter and you live in Northern IL! Expect it! Deal with it!
THE HOUND SAYS: Bet they all left work and raided the nearest grocery store, stocking up on enough provisions to last them through the winter. What is with this panic mode that sets in? This isn't the high elevation of say, Montana, folks. You're surrounded by flat land and mainly clear roads. The Hound saw one woman on Grand Avenue in Waukegan snow shoeing with poles and everything. The Hound wanted to help her break trail was kept in check with a leash.