You Have Got to be Kidding!

I know.  You're probably thinking this is an old picture of my truck.  Look close at the date in the corner.  I just took it!  If it weren't for the following message I just received, I would not have bothered.

"JEFFERSON-ROCK-WALWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...JANESVILLE...
BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA
258 PM CDT TUE APR 10 2007

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY.

SNOW OR A COLD RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWEST
WISCONSIN THIS EVENING...BEFORE SPREADING INTO PARTS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO
ALL SNOW BY LATE TONIGHT AND LAST INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

8 TO 10 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW IS EXPECTED BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
EVENING. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE KETTLE MORAINE
RIDGE FROM JEFFERSON INTO WALWORTH COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD
FALL FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY CREATE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL."

You've got to be kidding!  It's April 10th and I was planning on mowing my lawn tomorrow.  Well if it's any consolation, we still have a pretty good selection of snow shovels and snow/ice melting products in stock.  This may even be a good time to pick up a new ice scraper for your car.  At any rate, if we do get the snow that is predicted, DRIVE CAREFULLY!  We can't afford to lose even one of our good customers.

Comments

[Bruce Phillips]

Hey Dave, If you're really, really wanting to mow some grass this weekend,,, head down here to Florida! Our grass is starting to grow like a jungle! I've enjoyed reading your blog postings; I think you've started something excellent to gain feedback from your customers. Once again Dave, you're an excellent retailer, always providing top-notch customer service!

[David Warren]

Bruce, I lived in Florida from 1988 to 2000. Last time I mowed a lawn there, I stepped on a big fire ant hill. Wow... I haven't thought about that for years. Don't they call that "repressed memory"? It could take me quite a while to recover. Maybe some R and R in.... FLORIDA. Is the guest room available this weekend?!