Once again, Austin and the surrounding area is experiencing freezing rain and icy conditions. This climate then leads to the general panic, poor driving, fender benders and a mad rush to HEB as people stock up on bottled water, bread and toilet paper. It’s like that episode of King of the Hill when Hank started barking orders to everyone during a mere flurry like it were a tsunami coming. This situational weather will remain only for a day or two, thank you warm air from the Gulf Coast.
Being a Yankee from the Midwest, I’m always glad it’s temporary because this is standard fare with no recovery around October where I lived. Of course, like the Texans, I’d prefer to stay put too. I can handle the climate, I can drive slower and carefully (never caused an accident and I’ve only whale-tailed into a snowbank once) but Texans have lead feet on the accelarator, even when it’s risky. Why take a chance going to work when you may get hit by one of the many uninsured drivers around here and the deductible will cost you more than throwing away a vacation day.
Yeah I know with you guys up in the East and Midwest, “boo hoo for Central Texas!” Oh well, fingers crossed that the powers that be (my job’s upper management) decide to close the site tomorrow since I do have some laundry to finish and a PS2 game to play.