Be Careful What You Wish For

With all the news coverage of snow and ice, I thought this was an interesting letter.

Everyone always predicts snow everywhere in the U.S with the exception of the one place that always would like to see snow and that is northern Louisiana. Why is it that the weather conditions are never good enough for it to snow here? My grandchildren may never know what snow looks like. Can I put a request in for snow?

Juanita from Louisiana.

Juanita,

Requests (for snow) are happily taken but remember I am merely the messenger…. not the snow maker. I think your grandchildren are in the wrong place.I don’t know exactly where you live but Shreveport, La. gets 1.5 inches of snow per year (on average over the last 50 winters). My first suggestion is to move the clan to Maine. We just got hit with 12 inches of snow on top of three earlier storms. Our lakes are frozen solid and the wind chill is sub zero. Another suggestion is to plan a vacation to this winter wonderland. Then you can take winter and snow in small doses.

You might be careful about what you wish for. If I had it in my power, I’d give you lots of snow but Colorado, the Great Lakes and many parts of the Midwest and Northeast are having all the snow and associated fun one can ask for. While it may not snow in your backyard there are lots of places to go.

On a side note. If you watched pro football yesterday, several stadiums were buried in snow. So, there is plenty out there and more coming. The Farmers’ Almanac even calls for a Christmas Day snow in some parts of the US. Check it out. This is proving to be a winter of contrasts. We are seeing warmer conditions it the South but plenty of action elsewhere.

Also, if you haven’t watched our video “Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa”, I encourage you to do so and to share with friends. It puts you in the Spirit of the Holidays and can be found on our home page.

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