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February 02, 2007
I just have to make fun of Athenians one more time and then I promise I'll try to stop.
On the front of the Red & Black today:
It's positively terrifying, isn't it?
Posted by jodi at February 2, 2007 12:20 PM | categories: athens : canadians love to talk about the weather
Comments
Awesome.
Posted by: sarah irene at February 2, 2007 12:51 PM
Weather has become a big news item in the last decade. I blame the Weather Channel, desktop radar, etc. for starting the freak out. The local news was interviewing the snowplow guys for a %60 of rain and flurries. This is in southern PA where it certainly snows!
Ice storms here are much worse then the snow. The weight breaks power lines, snaps ankles, etc. What drives me nuts uis that because of the regular weather freak out, no one takles the news seriously when the weather is *really* bad.
Posted by: Sherry W at February 2, 2007 12:52 PM
ROFTL! Sad thing is, while Connecticut doesn't shut down unless there are serious amounts of snow/ice, it's amazing how people flip out in terms of "supplies" when there is even the threat of snow. People will CLEAR OUT the shelves of stuff for fear of being snowed in for A DAY. It's Connecticut, not Antarctica, lol...
Posted by: Eklectika at February 2, 2007 01:14 PM
I know I'm just a soft Californian, but I'm beginning to think I should start making fun of Georgians as well!
(There's ice in that photo?)
Posted by: Rachel T at February 2, 2007 01:17 PM
*snort* It seems you don't even have to try to make fun of Athenians.. they're doing it to themselves.
Posted by: Mouse at February 2, 2007 01:36 PM
HAHAHA! That's hilarious . . . and makes us Texans look just a *smidge* less alarmist about Winter Weather. BTW, is that your bike?
Posted by: chris at February 2, 2007 01:40 PM
I think it NOT FAIR to use the Red and Black as representative of most Athenians...
Posted by: Carrie at February 2, 2007 02:04 PM
I just sent you some pictures...you'll then understand why I laughed my arse off at this post.
Posted by: NWJR at February 2, 2007 02:29 PM
I grew up in a place where I had to walk to the school bus through knee deep snow drifts at times (uphill. both ways. hahaha). Now I live in an area that has no real winter, with the occasional odd "wintry mix" that people flip out over. At least I thought they were flipping out. Now that I see how the folks in your neck of the woods are overreatcing, I'm gonna have to cut my locals some slack!
Posted by: bonnie at February 2, 2007 02:50 PM
What a bunch of wimps. That said, Boston totally freaks out if there's more than 3 inches. Since there's been no snow this winter, it's even worse. Even the prospect of snow sends everyone into a tizzy of salt and grocery buying.
Posted by: Kathode Ray Tube at February 2, 2007 02:57 PM
"Terrifying"? Seriously?
Posted by: jenn at February 2, 2007 03:06 PM
you shouldn't blame all americans, alaska has nasty weather all the time and I still have to go to work everyday. then again maybe we're not really all that american.......
Posted by: kerri at February 2, 2007 05:34 PM
Ohmygod I'm TERRIFIED. [quivering with fear]
Posted by: alison at February 3, 2007 12:23 PM
okay. that's funny. i love the American South.
Posted by: megan at February 3, 2007 12:30 PM
Um, surely I would think that the headline was written in a kind of smug jest? I dunno, though.
Maybe that's giving too much credit to the ole R&B.
Posted by: MJ at February 5, 2007 09:33 AM
Heh. That's pretty awesome. Texans are the same way (and I can say that because I'm from the northeast) - they don't know from winter weather.
Posted by: Elizabeth at February 7, 2007 05:18 PM
What whimps! It's 25 below zero up here this week!
Posted by: Miss Twiss at February 7, 2007 05:49 PM
I agree with Elizabeth! I still had to trudge up a huge hill to class when the wind chill was -35
Posted by: Laurinda at February 15, 2007 11:38 PM