Good riddance to the snow. We got about three inches and that was three inches too much. At least it is clear today and warming rapidly. I finally got through the energy provider debacle. We'll see how much I end up paying, since the local bills won't go away. There will still be charges for other services. And I think the elderly and poor (poor and elderly) will be hard hit. As usual.
We've had several inches so far but it melts pretty quickly. Ground temperatures not all that cold and I can already see snow on various things outdoors melting away. Quite windy though and I hope that means this system will be out of our area soon. The snow will be good for soil moisture and I've got no reason to leave the house, so I guess this stuff won't be much of a problem. The sooner it's out of here the better, though. At various times the clouds seem almost thin enough for us to have some sunshine. It's been far worse.
There is a lot of uncertainty in the forecasts, that much is clear. Nothing else is clear.
It looks like we will have some sort of one day winter event on the day of the Super Bowl. I won't watch it because it goes on forever, with endless commercials, relentless hype and amped up crowd noise. Also, an interminable half-time show that I would find boring. If I sat through all that I'd hate myself. I have better things to do. If I can possibly get outside I certainly will. I'm already disgusted by the pre-game blather. There's nothing more inane than sports talk.
It's a bit cloudy but not at all cold and rain chances are minimal. The system battering California is sending clouds our way but they've lost all their moisture-- rained out. SOME rain would be great, but not the torrents that batter California.
