Helena, Montana
We’d be overwhelmed with barbecue offers - “Hell, it’s gonna melt so I need 40 people to come to my house to feast on the last two years of elk, deer, burger, etc.”
You wouldn’t be able to find a fresh propane bottle in town. They’d all be hooked up to barbecues.
The bars would be packed, lit by candlelight and even friendlier than usual.
All the ice would be bought up in the first three hours and used to chill beer. People would brag about how cold their coolers are after 8, 16, 24, etc. hours.
The police and ambulance services would be overwhelmed with offers from people who have generators and pumps that could be used to pull gasoline from underground tanks.
Two fights at gas pumps would be reported. The police would arrive to find out that the passerbys said, “Shame, Shame. I’m going to tell your mom.” and that the fighters were properly shamed and are now cleaning the windows of anyone who stops in.
All the old people in nursing homes would be invited to barbecues and offered the coolest places to sleep.
The only people driving would be kids under the age of 21. They would be asked by random passerbay where they were going and if it was necessary.
People WOULD drive to the lakes, but would park and then canoe and camp until the power was back on.
In 28 months, the daycares would experience an influx of new children.
Whistlepig
So, I take you are not at a BBQ?
I forgot what would be the new catchphrase:
“Eh, it’s warm but I’ll drink it anyway.”
No BBW’s for me, my feet hurt, and I’m not standing in frot of a damn grill all night!
Well, here in SC where it’s practically tradition for the power to go out at least once during the winter due to an ice storm, there’s no question where I (and everyone else) would be…at the grocery store buying bread and milk, of course!
Also, 99% of the population will suddenly and mysteriously lose the ability to drive. This is directly proportional to the amount of snow/ice that has fallen and around here 1/2 an inch is a blizzard so you can imagine the chaos on the streets when we get more than that.
Oh, and of course we will have the usual news updates every half hour or so that go something like this:
News Anchor: “We now continue our live coverage of cue ominous bad weather music “BLIZZARD 2003”! We go now to weatherman Bill who’s out on our weather deck. How’s it look out there, Bill?”
Weatherman Bill: (picking up a handful of snow/ice)Well, it’s still snowing and probably will continue until it stops and we have no idea when that might be! Back to you, Carol!"
And of course they’ll also have comprehensive coverage of the impending bread and milk shortage with live news feeds directly from the grocery store.
I’m not kidding. I wish I was.
ARRRHH!! BBW what an idiot I am Use the Preview :smack: PREVIEW IS YOUR FRIEND! :smack: :smack: