I know, I know. Somebody out there's going to remind me that it's March in Wisconsin. It's not uncommon to get early-spring snowstorms. I'm well aware.
But today's snow is demoralizing.
I'm looking out my window and the snow has stopped. But the radar on our online Weather site suggests more is on the way. Much more, perhaps.
The forecast is for 8 to 13 inches of snow to fall on the Monroe area. And the wind is whipping like crazy out there.
Maybe it's because most of the snow had just finished melting away. Maybe it's because we're working on a spring sports preview here at the Times. Or maybe it's because we had our fantasy baseball draft last Sunday. But I am really in the mood for spring.
It's been a really long winter. A seemingly endless string of snowstorms and cold snaps lasted for pretty much the entire winter. And things have been really, really busy at work, requiring long hours and a lot of early-morning and late-night drives ... through winter crap. I had gotten comfortable with the idea that I wouldn't have to consider snow as a factor in my drive to and from Freeport for another eight or nine months.
Instead, I had to be careful again this morning. Not that I'm not careful all mornings, but you know what I mean. And when I get home, there'll be snow waiting to shovel.
Which makes me one unhappy editor. I can only imagine how the road crews feel.
But today's snow is demoralizing.
I'm looking out my window and the snow has stopped. But the radar on our online Weather site suggests more is on the way. Much more, perhaps.
The forecast is for 8 to 13 inches of snow to fall on the Monroe area. And the wind is whipping like crazy out there.
Maybe it's because most of the snow had just finished melting away. Maybe it's because we're working on a spring sports preview here at the Times. Or maybe it's because we had our fantasy baseball draft last Sunday. But I am really in the mood for spring.
It's been a really long winter. A seemingly endless string of snowstorms and cold snaps lasted for pretty much the entire winter. And things have been really, really busy at work, requiring long hours and a lot of early-morning and late-night drives ... through winter crap. I had gotten comfortable with the idea that I wouldn't have to consider snow as a factor in my drive to and from Freeport for another eight or nine months.
Instead, I had to be careful again this morning. Not that I'm not careful all mornings, but you know what I mean. And when I get home, there'll be snow waiting to shovel.
Which makes me one unhappy editor. I can only imagine how the road crews feel.
