The world is saved (temporarily) by tiny little snow-flakes, falling on Washington D.C. Forecasters are describing travel conditions as “hazardous and life-threatening”, so that many Congressmen and Senators may not be able to put in an appearance.
So for the moment at least, no further countries can be invaded helped on the road to democracy, and American politicans can stay safely at home on C Street cuddled up to their mistresses, hookers, gay buddies. (Please delete if not applicable.)
Modern Americans are such wussies! No frontier spirit left. Threaten them with a sprinkle of snow and they run around screaming of “Snowmageddon ” and “Snowpocalypse “. All the TV networks, of whom they have too many, will run the pics 24-7. Gosh wow, suppose it affects the Super Bowl game on Sunday? End of the World! (For our British readers — the game referred to is American football, a game for cissies that nobody else on the planet wants to play.)
Niagra Falls, Frozen Solid, 1911
Real Snow!
This is snow, for Chrissakes! On the left, Niagara Falls, in 1911, when the flow froze solid in snow and ice. Pictured are a few hardy Canadians, who crossed the Falls without complaining about the weather. And this is snow! On the right, someone who may just be a Wichita lineman thanks God for an easy day. But that was then and this is now…
It was no big deal.