Tube City Almanac

April 05, 2007

Lousy Smarch Weather

Category: default || By jt3y



Mother Nature to the Mon Valley: "Get bent."

I can't afford many nice things at my little heavily-mortgaged slice of Pennsylvania, but at least I have the daffodils and tulips that the previous owner planted. I really enjoy seeing them ... dead, like my soul.

They say in Maine that if you can't stand the winters, you don't deserve the summers. But in Western Pennsylvania, the summers and winters suck, so what do we have left? Spring and fall.

Do you know what happens during fall? Here's a reminder.

And now you've taken spring away from me, Mother Nature, you cruel harpie.

Damn you to hell! I'm puttin' my whole 401(k) --- that's right, all $342.17 --- into ExxonMobil stock. I hope they pump so much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that you choke on it and when you do, you just remember the delusional crackpot whose flowers you crushed beneath your frosty stilleto heels.

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Then again, on the other hand, hope springs eternal:



The Twin Hi-Way Drive-In out in Robinson Township is reopening after 13 years.

With any luck, it'll be open before locusts and blood rain from the sky.

If not, you can just forget about going in a convertible.

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P.S.: Yeah, yeah. I know Officer Jim is supposed to be handling the Almanac chores this week. I just couldn't hold this rage inside. I'm sorry you fine folks had to see it.

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P.P.S.: The G.C. Murphy Memories website has been updated with a new photo of the month ... the toy department at the Monroeville Mall store, set up for Easter.






Your Comments are Welcome!

Bummer. Spring hail does that to us here in North Texas.

But, global warming is near:
http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/17024415.htm

That report is a particular bummer for Texas, unless you enjoy desert anarchy.
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSN0543692120070405
Joel - April 06, 2007




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