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Friday, December 30, 2016
Goodfellows52: A fine how do you do from Old Man Winter
Goodfellows52: A fine how do you do from Old Man Winter: "Maine is a joy in the summer. But the soul of Maine is more apparent in the winter." Paul Theroux ...
A fine how do you do from Old Man Winter
"Maine is a joy in the summer. But the soul of Maine is more apparent in the winter."
Paul Theroux
Old Man Winter wanted to assure residents of New England that he was still in the neighborhood and doesn’t like to be forgotten.
The weather guys and gals got this wrong again, but that is nothing new when it comes to Maine’s fickle forecasters.
Of course, weather reports varied just like Trump’s inane Tweets. We were on the receiving end of 19 whopping inches of snow in western Maine. It took 15 minutes with two guys (me and my son) manning shovels to clear the walkway to the street.
It is miserable, heavy snow that puts your heart through a stress test.
But, and I hate to say this, we needed the white stuff after a summer drought that I had never witnessed in my lifetime.
For the morons who don’t believe in global warming, it was the hottest year ever on the planet, and if we continue to treat the globe like a toilet, watch Florida disappear thanks to rising tides due to a melting polar ice cap. I can’t fix stupid and I fear for the environment when an uninformed and inept presidency is sworn in at the White House on Jan. 20.
China is creating 10 miles of desert each year because of its neglect of its natural resources. You have to ask yourself what is the sense of being an economic powerhouse if a nation can’t drink its water due to rampant pollution. I guess having a fat wallet can justify ignorance.
Anyway, enjoy the snow and Old Man Winter’s chilly touch as we head into another year.
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