The snow came in spite of our weather forecasters predictions of rain.
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I believe that all the weather forecasters in Chattanooga missed the call on today's weather - I think they all said we'd just have rain. I was glad because I had a meeting this morning that really needed to happen, and it was a good thing that it didn't need to be rescheduled. That meeting was in Hixson, and as I was leaving at about 10:30 the very first very light sleet began to fall. I headed to Lookout Valley for my next appointment and before I reached the exit I got that robocall letting announcing that school would be dismissed at 11:30 - and as I walked in the door, the second call - the one in Spanish came. The teacher/friend I was planning to meet with and I just decided to go ahead and have lunch together and then head home. By the time we were served our food he had a call from his wife letting him know that it was getting bad - and by the time he got home he couldn't get all the way up his hilly driveway!
For all my friends and family from more northern climes - it hardly ever snows here in Chattanooga! We all run out to buy bread and milk because we have a radio announcer who always tells us to as soon as it just threatens a snow flake! We don't know how to drive in the snow. There's not ever enough to get any practice, so when it does come it just shuts us down!
I went to pick up Liga at work tonight so that she didn't have to drive home on the slick streets. Alan and I walked down for dinner with Mom and I was saying that I was going to get Liga - she said, "Why don't you have Alan do that?" My answer was because I'm a good driver in the snow. But I gave that some more thought. I know that I want to be an example to her that a woman can be strong and independent. And car time often turns into good talk time. The roads were slushy and slippery, but not too bad. I guess they'll freeze tonight. That's fine. I'm sleeping in and then staying in tomorrow!
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