Readers,
Well, damn.
What does a girl have to do to avoid yuk winter weather? Huh?
I’ve abstained from the Northeast and Midwest this winter, and done my best to pay close attention to the blue northers which seem to be just about everywhere this year.
So I figured that a trip to Atlanta and Charlotte this month would be doable. (Yes, I know that they had that freak snow in ATL a couple weeks ago, but that was FREAK -meaning : doesn’t happen often.)
If you haven’t figured out the gist of this post : I’m currently sitting in front of my Mac…in Las Vegas. Should’ve flown from Atlanta to Charlotte yesterday, and spent the next two days in lovely CLT. Instead, I took a last-minute, very very VERY expensive flight home from ATL late Monday night. A forecast of ‘ice pellets’ (what the hell is that, anyway?) in Atlanta and 5-8 inches of snow in Charlotte sent this Southern-bred gal right back to the Mojave desert, tootsweet!
Luckily, I had the opportunity to see and enjoy all my favorite friends in Not-hot-lanta, but, alas, have missed my pals in Charlotte. This is only the second time in all my travels that I’ve had to bypass a visit, and I’m torn – as much as I hate the nasty winter weather, I hate (almost) as much to miss seeing my playmates. (I’ll be back soon, you all…promise!)
I should take a moment here to rub in the fact that skies here in Las Vegas are blue, windows are open, and there’s a nice cool breeze…
– Dana
Too bad. I’ll bet there were some bottoms in Charlotte that could have used some warming. Last time I was in Las Vegas was mid-April last year and it was very windy, cold, and with heavy rain. Here in the East we’d call that a hurricane. It’s just very cold here and they’re forecasting more snow than we’ll actually get, as usual, I hope.
Ice pellets are sleet that has had too much time to turn from rain to ice so it’s hard by the time it reaches the ground. Kind of like hail stones the size of green peas.
Nasty stuff, and looks to be getting worse. Glad I missed it, and hoping all my pals there are warm and toasty.
All I know is that A-HOLE AKA… Mother Nature BETTER mellow in MY hometown long before March 7th. I am SOOOO ready for a dose of your TLC! :)
Dana,
You will feel much better in Vegas if you beat some buns soon.