Snow Whip

The children of Worcester County have a snow day, and I'm stuck inside feeling bad because of a cold that knocked me on my ass faster than the black ice on the front stairs. 

Well, since I had some time to do some housekeeping chores that I'd been putting off, and in between trying to make sure that I didn't loose what I ate or drank, I decided to check my email.

Now, this is where the funny part begins.

On Monday, I wrote on the  Worcester Bloggers website about my mother, and the fact that she stays up-to-date on the news and weather by keeping a television tuned to CNN in her GED classroom.  Well, don't you know that she sends me an email and states for my birthday, she's buying me a car.

Most folks would be excited to hear that their mom or dad want to buy them a car, no matter how old you are, but I, on the other hand, thought how is she going to buy me a car, when it's she that needs to retire the 1996 Jeep Cherokee that's seen it's last days?

Here is the vehicle she wrote and told me she's buying for me. via Autoblog.

A hybrid we can get excited about, the Vancat has a whole lot of everything going on. Starting with a full-size Dodge Ram van body mounted on a Thiokol chassis, the Vancat is propelled by a 391 Ford V8 engine and power is routed to a set of German-made Hans Hall aluminum tracks.

Another Snow Storm?

Now, I know that I live in the 'snow belt' that is known as Worcester County, but it's comical to get a telephone call from my mother, who lives in the Virgin Islands, who tells me to get ready for a MAJOR snow storm.

You see, my mother is a retired teacher, but has taken on the task of working with folks looking to obtain their GED! (Once a teacher, always a teacher.)

Grandpa Wells' 100th Birthday

In her classroom, they keep a television tuned into CNN to keep abreast of news, stories, and, of course, the weather.(She says they keep the television muted most of the time, and when they see something interesting they turn up the volume.)

Well, it appears that the weather that hit Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee is going to make it's way North and converge with the weather from the Midwest-Iowa and Illinois- to form the perfect storm that may be similar to the December 26, 2010, blizzard.

Fruit table at Birthday party.

At the moment, the snow is supposed to start late Tuesday night.

So, there you have it. A weather report from a Virgin Islander living in Worcester as reported from a Virgin Islander who is currently enjoy partly cloudy skies and 85-degree weather in the Caribbean. (Yeah, I'm jealous.)

Beautiful Virgin Islands sunset. View from St. John.