THESE SLIPPERY PEOPLE


help us understand what's the matter with them.

From a self-described avid reader of TWM -- we like those kind; we'll call this one Ms. G. -- comes a note that the National Weather Service, in its infinite delirium, fears for our safety this evening because of...

...wait for it...

...SLIPPERY SPOTS TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS SNOWFALL THIS EVENING WILL BE LIGHT WITH MOST LOCATIONS GETTING NO MORE THAN A THIN COATING. HOWEVER THERE CAN BE SLIPPERY SPOTS...SO TAKE EXTRA CARE WALKING AND DRIVING.

IT SEEMS REGARDLESS OF HOW SMALL THE SNOWFALL...ITS IMPORTANT TO TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN ONE VENTURES OUT IN SNOWY WINTRY WEATHER. UNTREATED PAVEMENTS CAN BECOME SLIPPERY EITHER FROM NEW SNOWFALL OR FROM MELTED SNOW LEAVING A MOISTURE RESIDUE THAT CAN UNEXPECTEDLY DEVELOP INTO BLACK ICE. PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION RIGHT AFTER IT GETS DARK...AS THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAVORABLE TIME FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.

And there you have it, folks: watch out for slippery spots, black ice, that dreaded moisture residue, and sudden squalls of poorly written, unnecessarily alarmist weather bulletins.

Posted: Wed - February 20, 2008 at 07:16 PM          

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