Oh how times have changed!
Storm Watch 2008 hit Atlanta a few days ago and the good folks of northern Georgia were drenched with an overwhelming 1-2 inches of snow! Schools were closed, business were not opened, and the grocery stores were overwhelmed with nervous shoppers. Are you kidding me?!
Excuse my outburst. But its amazing how my perception of snow and bad weather has changed. I now awake to 7 or 8 inches of fresh snow without a thought. I walk out to start my car in 15 degree temperatures without bothering to put on a coat. I prefer the snow covered roads in my apartment complex over dry roads simply because the speed bumps are no longer an issue. I have really surprised myself on how quickly I have become acclimated to my new surroundings.
Don’t get me wrong. My inner child still comes crawling out when my dogs and I stumble upon a field of fresh snow, and we have the privilege of being the first ones to put our footprints in it. I often let the dogs off their leashes and find myself laughing out loud as they struggle to forge through uncharted territory. Even the dogs seem to have gotten used to the snow and cold temperatures. They no longer give me “the look” when I open the door to take them outside.
So, all I have to say to you Georgians is “calm down”. I admit I was one of you. I would insist on being off the roads, and would get angry when they didn’t feel the need to cancel school. But, along with LOTS of other things, snow has now been put into perspective. So, come and visit me. Maybe you will learn a thing or two…
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