Oh how WRONG they were!

Well, Friday we got a MUCH APPRECIATED snow day from work! Why you ask? Well, turns out that the 1" TOPS that we were supposed to have by the end of rush hour (thus making it possible for an "early dismissal" from work) turned out to be about 4" or so of snow by the START of it!

They were predicting we were predicting that by the end of Friday, we'd have 3-6" of snow. BY THE END OF FRIDAY. So explain to me why by mid morning we were already flirting with being PAST the high end of that range?

How is it possible that the weather gurus have been SO WRONG lately?

Why is it that either we get a massive rain storm when they predict a blizzard or we get snowed in when they predict a dusting?

Maybe, just maybe, its more media driven - get the ratings up. Get the consumer to watch our news show rather than disseminate accurate information out to them, which, quite honestly, might not be as glamorous. Could that be it?

Just food for thought...

Either way, I thoroughly enjoyed my snow day.... The snow piled high and we were snowed in. With an estimated 9" of snow (from my little weather observation in the backyard). It was nice....especially for a Friday.