I’m in Charlotte, so there isn’t 12 inches of snow on the ground. In fact, I’m getting ready to go for a run. In the cold, but well over freezing morning. However, since I am fairly “plugged in” to the Pittsburgh media I have seen lots of news/blogs/tweets I thought I would share some of the highlights. It seems much of Pittsburgh is in good humor about the MSM’s over-reactions:
- Mike Woycheck kicked it off on Twitter with his live coverage of Snowmaggedon 2. Highlights include:
- I appreciate and thank you for all of the support during this, the greatest natural disaster to face Pittsburgh since mid-January.
- BREAKING NEWS: Gov. Rendell reportedly has authorized airdrops from PA Strategic Kielbasa Reserves to stranded motorists.
- Patrick Dowd refuses to recognize storm because City Council did not authorize by vote. Protests by standing on Grant St. in bermuda shorts.
- Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of snow I will fear no accumulation. Thy plow and thy salt truck they comfort me… (via a R/T from Jonathan Wander)
- Virginia Montanez added some comments. She has a hilarious post on the media coverage. My favorite section:
Why does the media only do this with snow storms? Why don’t they hit CVS during a spring downpour all, “As you can see, lots of folks in here buying umbrellas today and with more rain on the way, you can expect the galoshes supply to start running short.”
- The best however is the Angry Drunk Bureaucrat (otherwise known as “O”) who covers the fake story of a man who REALLY does need supplies:
When Scott Cznewski of Mt. Lebanon heard about the incoming winter storm, he didn’t immediately rush out to buy toilet paper, milk, and bread. Like the nearly dozens of rational residents in the region, he decided that he can wait out the nearly eight hours of inconvenience. Mr. Cznewski, however, was in for a shock: he was out of toilet paper.
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Elsie Greenblatt said that she literally feared that she and her family would not make it to Monday.
I hope everyone in Pittsburgh survives, at least you have something funny to read while you’re stuck in your house.
