Breaking News: Ice Is Slippery

Furious Winter Storm Covers Ground in Half Inch of Snow

Okay, I've been home three days in a row (five if you count Saturday and Sunday). Life isn't too exciting for me. I mean, I spent last night sliding, on foot, down the I-35 access road to the upper deck. Because it was covered in ice.

The rest of Austin is pretty bored, too. The only subject that got local news coverage last night was the snow and icy conditions. The breaking news was that the Governor's Inauguration Ball was not canceled. They actually interviewed guests about how they got to the capitol in such severe weather conditions.

"Well, I thought that if I got outside and went really slowly, I could get here really slowly. So I went outside and took everything slowly and now I'm here."

For those of you who don't live here, it has been raining, drizzling, and lightly snowing for three days. Well, the snow only lasted half a day, but it still happened. Because of this, the roads, at times, have been icy. And pretty much all the businesses in the city have been shut down for three days.

Back to the news. Here is a paraphrased quote from the field reporter: "I'm standing here, on a patch of ice, actually, and it is really slippery. I have to be really careful so I don't fall on camera."

Really? Hmm. Get off the patch of ice, then.

They interviewed several people who had to brave the weather yesterday. Below the interviewees' talking heads, of course, would be their name. Below that would read "Slipped on Ice" or "Fell on Ice" or "Looking for Ice Patches."

And that pretty much sums up the status of everyone who leaves the house.