Early last week, meteorologists started predicting snow for the middle of this week. It was out first week back and people were feeling tired, so you can understand their desire for a snow day. Throughout the school adults were whipping out their phones and pulling up their preferred weather apps, all of which showed big snowflakes.
The thing is, they failed to read the fine print.
Chance of snow.
Little to no accumulation.
I was skeptical, but cautiously optimistic. I love my job, but who doesn’t love a snow day?
As this week started, I was a little more hopeful, but as I looked at the forecast last night, my hopes were dashed.
Those big flakes make it look like a big storm. But do you see what I see? Only a 30% chance of snow Tuesday night. That means a 70% chance of no snow. An maybe more importantly, there is this:
Half an inch does not a snow day make.
I am a realist and I am really disappointed.
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