During regularly scheduled work hours I typically think up ways in which we can improve agriculture in Afghanistan. Today however, was spent tracking an impending blizzard across the northwest United States. I should note that with all the wasteful spending in the government, it always makes me feel good when I can find creative ways to use your tax dollars. It is with this that I am about to experience my first Blizzard.
Up until today, the winter has been pretty mild, nothing really to write home about. I thought the so called snowmageddon that pummeled DC last year was propaganda created by the media, designed to make us Texas types feel sorry for the folks up north. I might just being having crow for dinner.
Having never experienced a blizzard, I must say that I don't know really how to prepare or what one does during a big snow storm. I feel I am pretty well stocked, I have the necessary rations toilet paper, cereal and water, that should carry me through right?
So what does one actually do during a snow storm? This is a question I have been pondering all day. My ignorance on the subject led me to pose this question to many of my coworkers the following wins the award for best response and gets second runner up for most honest:
"Well it’s kind of like a zombie attack.
In general, before a blizzard people run around and gather all the bread, eggs, and milk available. The only rationale I can think of for this is a survival instinct. But that instinct is not actually rational and would never work, because no one really needs to eat those particular items to survive, and if they did, it would not be sufficient over a prolonged period of food deprivation. Most likely canned goods and dried pulses and grains would serve the population.
Then when the blizzard hits, people generally sit at home and watch movies. Clean the house. Bake. Get sick and get better. That kind of thing.Once the storm lets up, they play in the snow. Other people may go to bars or liquor stores.If the storm continues, well then they kind of keep each other warm, if you know what I mean. Hence, Snowmaggedon babies.
That is my unofficial and personal opinion on the subject".
So as I sit hear watching the snow storm, I have taken my friends advice and bought a loaf of bread and some canned goods... I will not starve but may in fact die of boredom. I should mention that allowing myself to get bored usually results in hilarity, which results in another blog post. For your sake lets hope I get bored.
