This is the time of year where, in many parts of the county, the weather — and weather forecasters — dominate the nightly news coverage, certainly when the predictions are dire. Indeed, having had the opportunity to live in several different parts of the country, I can assure you that the bigger the projected snowfall, the more hyped the coverage.
Several weeks back, the local meteorologists were all agog about an impending snowfall in the Washington, DC area — a snowfall initially projected at 2-4 inches of accumulation was quickly revised to 3-5 inches and then to 4-7 inches.
The local mass transportation systems sprang into action, announcing alternative schedules, state officials advised those who didn't need to be on the roads to stay home, non-emergency federal employees in the area were granted an excused absence, while others were directed to telecommute.
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