Now that Christmas is over, we can focus on the really important thing about this winter:  we have been almost 3 years without a good snowstorm in the Charlotte area.  I would hate living up north, where the snow comes in late October and lasts until May, but I love Charlotte snow.  Charlotte snowstorms have the following pattern:

- 3 days ahead of time, the weather says that there is a 20% chance of flurries, with little to no accumulation.

- Everyone in Charlotte panics.  The stores are emptied of beer and bread, people gas their generators, work basically stops.  I usually turn Christmas music on at work, but no one cares because I am generally the only one there.

- The snow starts.  Schools are canceled,  workplaces empty, and people drive home through the flurries.  Of course, no one slows down.

- If any accumulation happens, every moron with a 4 wheel drive drives around looking for an excuse to do donuts in other people's yards.  I always take MY 4WD vehicle out "to get supplies" with Alex,  my 6 year old son.  We go to the local starbucks and get a hot chocolate or something.  One of things I love about Alex is that he is always up for an adventure.

- Since no one goes to school or work, we all go outside and try to make a snowman out of the accumulation. It generally takes 3 or 4 of my neighbors front yards to make a snowman.

- The next day, the sun comes out, and the temperature rises to 60 degrees.  The snow is gone by 2:00 in the afternoon.

Anyway, back to Weatherbug.  I love Weatherbug...I pay for a subscription and everything.  Today, the forecast for tonight said:

Of course, as soon as I saw that, I went outside and did the Indian snow dance, but nothing happened.  Dammit.