WHEN IT SNOWS - DOES NORTHERN VIRGINIA CLOSE?

Of course it does. This morning the alarm went off at 4:45 (We rise early and start our day at the gym).

I turned on the local news - school closings were scrolling across the bottom of the screen. It hadn't even started to snow yet. Our part of the National Capital Area was forecast to receive 1 to 2 inches. As you can see by the picture of our deck this could hardly be called a record snowfall.

Arthur and I have lived in northern tier states where they only close school if they can't find the school bus.

The problem here is that we have several varieties of driver.

The Invincibles These are the guys with a modified pickup trucks that look like Giant Tonka Toys. They pass you at breakneck speed throwing slush or snow all over your windshield. It is not at all unusual to find them in a ditch on the side of the road about a mile up the road. Honk as you pass them.

The Equatorials Due to the fact this is our nation's capital we have a great many foreign visitors that come from countries where they grow bananas, pineapples and guava. We pray for these folks as they have absolutely no idea what is about to happen when they apply the brakes.

The Governmentals They have the option to take unscheduled leave. This way they don't have to worry about being stuck in a traffic jam on the way home during the evening rush hour. However, they use the time to go to the malls and foul up traffic anyway.

The Supermarket Rushers. These folks will travel to three or four supermarkets to purchase a three week supply of toilet paper, bread and milk.

The interesting aspect of all this is that the forecast for tomorrow is sunny and 46 degrees.