Old Man Rant #1 "Back when I was a boy"

Soooo as I stated priorly I am not the biggest fan of February. I do like it when it snows though. Snow seems like the payoff for cold weather. If it is freezing I would just as soon have it snow. But there is a rub. On Thursday they were predicting some snow...perhaps accumulating over night. My daughter naturally took this as an opportunity to not do her math home work. Her assumption was snow=school closed. This annoys me. A GREAT DEAL! Not that I care about my daughter presuming that a prediction of snow might get her a day off. Hope springs eternal, even in the spiritual death that is February.

What annoys me is how the snow becomes a reason and an excuse for everyone to waste time talking about the weather and speculating on how "bad" it is going to be and to start thinking about "going home early" because the weather is so bad. There is always one boss in the office who should know better who drives the whole thing and starts to get everyone going. No one needs any help getting riled up but that one person walks from desk to desk and pretty soon you have a full fledge revolt at the place.

This general annoyance was exacerbated when it did not snow Thursday night or Friday morning but they were predicting snow "with accumulation!, for that afternoon and evening. Horror of horrors. My assistant normally gets to work at about 7:30 but on my way in at 7:29 my Blackberry lights up with a message from her saying that due to the weather she will have to leave early. Now I want to be clear. I am no slave driver and have a work ethic that could best be described as "questionable" but this kind of thing, for whatever reason really gets my goat. It always seems one way to me. When they predict snow you have a few things that you should do:

1. Make plans for child care the next day if school gets canceled.
2. Wake up early the next day.
3. Get your ass out of bed and get to work.

I am even more incredulous when men admit to being worried about the weather. I am not the manliest of men. I am in fact kind of a wimp...oK, I am total wimp BUT as a man I just could never admit I was "worried" about the weather and changing my plans because of what "might" happen. I mean, our job is be out helping people out who are stuck, getting to wherever we need to go and getting business done.... BECAUSE...when I was a boy it snowed 8 foot every day. We walked up mountains to get to school... both ways. There were locusts! Rivers turning read and running backwards,,,,BLACK ICE! I know we were not tougher. Really I do. But it just seems like everyone is so weak about bad weather. They say it going to start snowing tonight. Nu accumulation...but then continuing tomorrow night and accumulating 3-6 inches. I picture people who work for me running up and down the hall screaming "WE ARE ALL GONNA DIE! WE ARE ALL GONNA DIE"!

Rebel against the weather terrorists! Do not go out and buy bread and milk! You will get out! GO, DRIVE! Find an open parking lot and do donuts and laugh maniacally. If you see a little black Mazda...stay the hell outta the way! Daddy is going to work!