It's Time for Somebody to Say it

Okay, I've heard enough, I've seen enough. It's time for somebody to say it. It's time for somebody to point out simple common sense. And I'm thinking I've got the mouth big enough, and the constitution strong enough to just say it.

Folks, it snowed. It snowed hard. Then, after it was finished snowing, freezing rain, and ice pellets (what we once called sleet here in the south) came falling out of the sky. It was a nightmare. And now........ the crap is still on the ground. Why? Because it's cold. Real cold. Real, real damn cold. It's freaking cold !!!

And we live in the south. Did you forget that? The south. Sometimes we even still call it the sunny south. But the point here is, it doesn't do this very often here. Never mind that just 18 days ago we experienced the first white Christmas that anyone breathing and living here has ever seen in these parts.. It's been well over 100 years since this area has seen a white Christmas. That's how often it DOESN'T snow around here.

Let me say it again. We live in the south. I typed that real slow for those that can't read so fast. I hope it helped.

I'm just about sick and tired of seeing idiots on the local news complaining about how poor a job the local leaders are doing in clearing the roads. Hey, the local leaders can't give birth to snow moving equipment that they don't have at their disposal. And why you might wonder does our local governments not have more snow moving equipment? I will refer you at this point to the previous two paragraphs. And if you don't understand that, I'll even say it again here: We live in the south. (Hey, I typed it even slower this time, I know it's difficult for some of you if I type too fast).

I saw a fellow on the news a few moments ago, a trucker. Now before I go any further, for those of you that don't know.........I'm a trucker, I can talk about "us" if i want to. He made the comment something along the lines that he was just in Minnesota last week and they had even worse than this, and had no problems.

Okay, I know it should be obvious here, but it wasn't to him, so I'm thinking it won't be to others. He said he was in Minnesota.

ummm............ummmm

Clearing my throat, tyring to keep my composure.

He said MINNESOTA.

If you don't know where that is check your map. If you don't happen to have a map just right there beside you......... Minnesota is just north of Wisconsin. If you go west from Minnesota, you'll end up in either North Dakota or South Dakota. If you go east, you'll be in the chilly waters of Lake Superior. If you go further north from Minnesota, the Canadian authorities will greet you at the boarder. Minnesota - - - - part of the frozen tundra that makes up the northern United States. I wonder why they would not have any problem with even worse than this? Oh I don't know, maybe because they expect this, many times each winter. Could that be it???? No, what was I thinking, probably not. It's just that they are not from here, so they are obviously inherently smarter than we are. I'm sure that's it.

Come on folks. Go back up a little bit and read that second paragraph again.

I'm sitting here watching the local news, but you may have figured that out already. And this woman they just interviewed, I believe at the Atlanta Bus Terminal, she's just whining and crying, I mean like a child crying, sobbing, "I can't believe they let this happen, and just leave us here like this, and do nothing....." OH MY GOD..... where did they find this looser?

Hey lady, it's all a conspiracy. There was a group of us, we heard you were coming to town, and we arranged it all; the snow, the ice, all of it. We did it because we heard you were coming to town, and just thought we would mess with you. Yep, you figured it out.

Needless to say, I was not moved by her whining.

I feel like I need to say it again. WE are in the south.

Moving from the local news to the national news, this same storm is going to hit New York City and the northeast tonight. I noticed with great interest that Mayor Bloomberg has announced that their 365 sand trucks and their 1700 snow plows are on the ready. No, that is not a typo, he said that their 365, that's three hundred sixty five sand trucks, and their 1700, that's seventeen hundred snow plows are on the ready.

Now lets compare that to Atlanta, Mayor Reed announced today that they are bringing in an additional 50 trucks to assist the city in clearing more streets. Now they will have 60.

You see folks, the economics of having millions of dollars of equipment setting around so that we can handle these once a decade snow/ice events just doesn't make sense. I'm no economist. Certainly, not a financial wizard. But even me, a country boy from Canton., Georgia can figure that one out.

So for goodness sakes, just relax. Sit back and enjoy these days, because as certain as the sun rises and sets, this snow and ice will melt. And you will get back to work, your kids will return to school. And if you have to get out, please, please, please drive slow. Real slow. I had to work today, and it is slick. Don't misunderstand me, I'm not complaining, I'm just telling you it is slick out there. So if you don't have to get out.......DON'T. If you do have to get out, take it real easy, drive slow, watch out for everything, and arrive alive.

And when you hear those blankety-blank cry babies whining about how poor a job our government officials are doing, and how much better that the cities up north handle this sort of thing, I suggest you quote the late great Lewis Grizzard......."We don't care how they do it in Cleveland, if you don't like it here, Delta is ready when you are." One less loud mouthed, complaining yankee around here would not be missed. Not even for a minute.

Okay, I'll quit now, I figure I've insulted enough people for one day.

Hope your day is wonderful, your tomorrow even better. God Bless You All............

..........Gary