Apparently, the entire Northeast Ohio region is under an "Arctic Assault." Somehow, I think I'll pull through. It takes more than a few feet of snow and single-digit temperatures to discourage me. I wish I could say the same for some of my fellow Buckeyes. People, we live in Ohio. That means there will be snow and cold temperatures. It happens every year; it's not a surprise.
The "Arctic Assault" reference is courtesy of the local CBS affiliate, whose local news I detest. I was catching up on some of my recorded shows when I caught literally five minutes of the four o'clock news broadcast (yes, the CBS affiliate obscenely has a two and a half hour block of local news everyday--from 4:00 to 6:30) and heard no less than four anchors and weathermen refer to the weather as an "Arctic Assault." These people are so ridiculous. In fact, they continue to harp on the low temperatures and the windchill, while I turn to the NBC station and find out that there has been a PLANE CRASH in the Hudson River. A PLANE CRASH!! I turn back to CBS and see that they have their "girl on the street" talking to some snow-plow drivers and remarking upon her "spunky" hat. Seriously.
I know a lot of people who have disparaged the northeast Ohio local news, but the CBS affiliate is the worst. I will never forget the time I was watching the news and the on-location reporter actually swore in his report. He was talking about some sinkhole/pipe/water main problem in some neighborhood and he literally said, "The residents here are mad as hell," (and I remember the quote verbatim because I was so stunned a reporter actually used the term "mad as hell"). What local news broadcast uses that kind of language and then actually wants to be taken seriously?
I have to change the channel...the weatherman just referred to the temperature as being "stupid cold." Ack.
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If people in Ohio hate the cold so much, why don't they all buy SUVs in an effort to expedite global warming? Because I would rather have a little winter weather than the total MELTDOWN OF THE EARTH.
And perhaps the news anchor was trying to reference the 1976 movie "Network."
Also, when people complain about the frigid temps, I am reminded of the anecdote one of my co-workers told me:
Some Italian scientists were scheduled to work at a lab in Antarctica. When they got there, they thought, "Maybe they'll have some soup or hot coffee ready for us." Nope. They were served ice cream first because the "locals" didn't want the scientists' teeth to shatter when consuming the hot liquid.
True story? I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised.
And finally, when people complain about the cold weather, I just want to tell them to buck it up and deal. If they don't like it, they can move to a warmer climate. Yes, Ohio gets snow and ice and cold temperatures, but is it really that bad?
OK, I'll get off my soapbox now. :o)
Isn't "mad as hell" cliche enough to be commonplace?
"Arctic Assault" though, that's right up there with "Veep-stakes," "Stay-cation" and "anything-gate" (as in, "Watergate, Troopergate, gate, gate, gate") and "Maverick."
I'm sick of the buzzwords entirely.
Sick.
Hear me?
Sick.
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