Weather Freak

Another Friday storm; but this one left plenty of ice behind, especially on the ski slope that also serves as my driveway.

For my out-of-state friends, including those in Tennessee, Arizona and Oregon; stay where you are because Mother Nature has a hard-on for New England.

Sure, we will spend billions to rebuild New Orleans. Why not? Just because it's under sea level, there's no good reason that we shouldn't ignore all the pressing needs of the rest of the country to make N.O. just like it was before; where levees protect the Wal-Marts that were built on the Bayou.

I shouldn't bitch; it's just that I don't think the federal government should be held responsible for every time Mother Nature has a hissy fit. Since the Farmer's Almanac is calling for yet another long, cold winter with plenty of snow, I wonder if all the ski resorts in Maine will now be able to afford repayment of the federal pork they received two years ago when the snowfall amounts were less than expected.

With outstretched hands, we wait for the money that grows on the trees; and in the meantime run up massive debts with nary a thought about the future or the levees that may not be quite as strong as we once hoped.

Some day, I hope the good people in southern Maine (and elsewhere) will wake up and realize that the jetty in Camp Ellis is not the sole cause of Mother Nature's push inward from the sea.

As far as I'm concerned, if you build your home on a pile of sand on the shoreline, then you're on your own when the cold winds of reality beckon . . .

Gotta go, my plow guy is here . . .