SNOW EMERGENCY????

While speaking with #1 Daughter this morning before church, she told me that Erie was having a "Snow Emergency". What in the world is a "Snow Emergency"???? I looked it up on the "Wonderful World of Information" and found that when they have more snow than they are used to handling in the Snowy Parts of the country they call it a "Snow Emergency". They then roll into action and have prioritized plowing based upon a predetermined schedule. # 1 Daughter lives a little off the "Main Drag", but not too far. I suppose this means that once she and hubby make it to the "Main Street" they can motivate. They live on the side of a hill and since she now is beginning to be great with child, I am concerned for her "Footing" in these dangerous conditions. They do not close the business at her job-no matter what-so she has to go to work. She has bought all of the "Snow Clothing Equipment" since their move and I just trust that they are being careful.

Meanwhile, this has set me to thinking about our planned trip North to get the nursery ready for Baby J. So I go to the NWS and check out the weather for the next few days:

Friday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Chance of precipitation is 30%.Saturday: Cloudy, with a high near 18. Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 12. Chance of precipitation is 30%.Sunday: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 24.

WELL-the high will be 24 next weekend. Our low for the next few days is 29 and that will for one of our early morning runs. We bundle up like we are having a "Snow Emergency" when we get down that low for a few hours one night. BC and I have "Thin Southern Blood" and are not used to these kind of temperatures and do not have the "prerequisite snow clothing". Should be a "Chilling Weekend"! I need to cut this post short and run up to the attic and dig out the "Ski Clothes"!