January has been pretty uneventful around here, at least weather wise; then comes the last week. From what I understand, it's not out of the ordinary for Dallas to get some snow. It's rare, and it usually doesn't stick around very long, but this is getting ridiculous.

First we had ice, then came 5-6 inches of snow on top of the ice. Then the sub-zero windchills. It was below freezing for days, and Dallas just isn't prepared for any winter weather; they basically shut down the entire city. Naturally, I had very little problem navigating the roads in this weather. Being in a rental vehicle (see the post below this one for that story) I had a pretty good time driving a Ford Escape over the ice and snow covered roads. The biggest problem came from the people who had NO BUSINESS being on the roads at all. After 4 days of this, mother nature dumped another 5-8 inches of snow across DFW.

This is what we were dealing with here:

Two days of upper 30s and low 40s, and all that mess is gone. Except, now we have another Winter Storm watch from the NWS. "The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has issued a Winter Storm Watch for snow and freezing rain... which is in effect from late Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon for areas along and north of the I-20 corridor."

WELL SHIT!! I've had it. I want an umbrella drink. I want to sit my ass on a lounge chair and get sunburned! I want my summer back!!