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Wait, is That Cumulative?

Popped over to Yahoo to read the weather report and I got confused about how the discuss snow accumulations. Am I supposed to add the “today and tonight” amounts? Or is tonight just a sub-set of “today? This is a big deal – could be the difference between 14 and 21 inches of snow.

Here’s what they had.



Today: Snow…heavy at times. Cold. High near 25F. Winds NNE at 15 to 25 mph. Snow accumulating 6 to 10 inches.

Tonight: Snow along with gusty winds at times. Low 23F. Winds N at 25 to 35 mph. Chance of snow 90%. 4 to 7 inches of snow expected.

Tomorrow: Periods of snow with gusty winds at times. Cold. High 29F. Winds NNW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Snow accumulating 2 to 4 inches.



Maybe I should just ask you all to lie to me if you think I’m supposed to add them together.

Okay, got enough coffee and half-and-half on hand. Resisted the urge to go to the grocery store (don’t know that they had any Spider Grapes left) and instead went to Office Max. Cause that’s the kind of gal I am. No, we hit a few of the stores in the strip mall, including TJ Maxx to try to get some birthday presents. It wasn’t the most successful shopping trip ever, but I got the COOLEST Christmas tablecloth for only $10. It looks like a hand-made quilt. If I think of it, I’ll take a picture later. After I clear the crap off the table so I can actually put it down. Got Maybe This Christmas spinning on the CD player. Best Christmas CD ever. The sequal CD, Maybe This Christmas, Too, is on order from Amazon. I haven’t expanded my Xmas music collection very much this year. I replaced one cassette with a CD, but that doesn’t count. This is the first Xmas music purchase. Shame on me.

Now I may go outside and remove the first two inches of snow. Wish me luck.

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