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Thursday, January 17, 2008
A Snow Day Spoiled
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I saw the big fat snowflakes accumulating on rooftops in my neighborhood last night and I got a little giddy.
Were metro Atlanta students actually going to get a real-live, bona-fide snow day today?
When I was growing up in Reisterstown, Md., there was nothing better than a snow day. We weren’t lucky enough to get them every year, but there was always a glimmering possibility come the cold of January.
Oh, the joy of waking to all that soft white loveliness covering trees, lawns, sidewalks and, importantly, roads.
A day off from school! No classrooms, no teachers, no books. Hooray!
Since I’ve been in Atlanta (four years now) there hasn’t been a single solitary snow day to report. Sure, we got a couple gas conservation days two years ago thanks to the Gulf Coast hurricanes and Gov. Sonny Perdue. But those were pre-announced, not a spontaneous gift from above.
Alas, I woke this morning to the telltale patter of raindrops.
Mother Nature, how can you be so cruel?
UPDATE: One metro school system did close down today. Kids and teachers in Cherokee County did not have classes because of the inclement weather.
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