Do Not Taunt The Weather....

[Seraph]

Something I learned last night.

A massive storm system moved through our area, they've been calling gloom-and-doom for a couple of days beforehand. Since they have been wrong every other time, we just kinda ignored the "WINTER IS COMING" warnings.

And then, I literally made a facebook post laughing at the weather, and how our town was sitting, literally, five miles from the edge of the storm. I kid you not, five miles away, and there was six inches of snow. Being my typical self, I did a little war dance and was like HOW DO YOU LIKE US NAO, WEATHER?!?!

Thirty minutes later, the storm shifted our direction, and dumped about eight inches onto our home. Three hours later, no power. For twelve hours.

<sigh>

[Merriweather]

Life lesson duly learned - never taunt the "powers" of nature, the universe, or karma.

I learned it early by seeing it in action as a child. We (my parents, sister & I) were visiting my grandparents, and decided to take my grandfather out for a drive one evening. As he didn't drive, he was usually limited to people driving him to the store, the doctor, etc. So we were driving all over the countryside for a more scenic drive.

And we had a flat tire. My dad had a spare, we piled out of the car, my dad changed it, we got back into the car, got on with our drive and my grandfather had to utter the taunt - "Well, now that's taken care of, watch us have another one".

Yep, you guessed it, two flat tires on one evening outing and I still blame my grandfather's remark for it.

[BroSCFischer]

Isn't this known as "tempting fate"?

Anyone see the West Wing episode where Josh and Toby made Sam go outside turn around 3 times, spit and swear for saying, I believe, that Mendoza was a lock to be confrimed to the bench? I believe Toby also gave a lecture about tempting fate.

SC

[Crossbow]

Come live in my neck of the woods and try that, Seraph. We'll find you in late April when the snow melts.

Of course, this year (knock on wood) has been so mild that Winter Wrap Up would get cancelled...
We'll see if Baseball Opening Day gets snowed out again.

[Kheldarson]

If I remember correctly, I think you're down at my college. They actually shut down for once because of the weather.

And lost their server connection.

So, of course, I had homework due that I couldn't submit online >.<

More reason not to taunt the weather.

[Seraph]

Come live in my neck of the woods and try that, Seraph. We'll find you in late April when the snow melts.

Ogodno.

Winter Wrap Up would get cancelled....

Did someone use magic? I KNOW SOMEONE USED MAGIC! Why on earth pony would they do that?!

If I remember correctly, I think you're down at my college. They actually shut down for once because of the weather.

And lost their server connection.

So, of course, I had homework due that I couldn't submit online >.<

More reason not to taunt the weather.

Oh hey, you're down by Tech? Schweeeet.

[blas]

I got Mother Nature all pissed off. The weatherfolk here are getting a big hard on about a supposed huge blizzard this Sunday into Monday (so far it seems), talking 6-12 inches.

Yeah, call me a nut, but I put in for Monday off next week, just in case.

I am hoping if this is true, it STAYS as a late Sunday thing, because I will be on the road and usually like to go to my family's place out of town on Sundays.

[Crossbow]

Did someone use magic? I KNOW SOMEONE USED MAGIC! Why on earth pony would they do that?!

It wasn't me! I swear! I learned that lesson a LONG time ago.

[lordlundar]

No offense Seraph, but I'm not sympathetic. As far as I'm concerned, the second you did that little war dance, you had it coming.

[Seraph]

No offense Seraph, but I'm not sympathetic. As far as I'm concerned, the second you did that little war dance, you had it coming.

...my husband is calling it my snow dance now. :<

[dalesys]

Wapsi Square riffs on this theme: http://wapsisquare.com/comic/attack-of-the-ic/

and http://wapsisquare.com/comic/every-year/

[AccountingDrone]

We headed to my mum's this past weekend, driving the NYS thruway on Friday. Rob made the comment about the lovely drive in the vicinity of Schnectedy, by just before the first Syracuse exit a lake effect storm hit us.

I have no issue driving in a lake effect storm, because I know that generally in about 15 miles it will clear up again.
Magically, somewhere near Junius Ponds the flurry cleared up again.

Rob fully understands why I consider Connecticut to not have winter.

[lordlundar]

...my husband is calling it my snow dance now. :<

Don't blame him. You're the one who taunted Murphy.

[kpzra]

My husband and I laugh that we just we forced to move to Nevada and it's a BAD winter back in Alaska. I'll take your snow though, I miss it.

[Seraph]

Wapsi Square riffs on this theme: http://wapsisquare.com/comic/attack-of-the-ic/

and http://wapsisquare.com/comic/every-year/

....ooooh, new comic to peruse!