Well, the weather forcasters were correct, last night around 2:00 am we got 1" of snow.  By the time I got up at 5:00 am it had mostly melted away.  Sorry kiddos, there will be school today.BREAKING NEWS FLASH FROM THE AP/UPI NEWS BUREAU:  DUE TO A COMPLETE ABSENCE OF BREAD, MILK, EGGS AND OTHER BASIC FOOD SUPPLIES IN THE CHARLOTTE, NC REGION, MASS EXTINCTION OF ALL LOCAL RESIDENTS IS EXPECTED.  CRAZED SHOPPERS RANSACKED ALL LOCAL GROCERY STORES IN AN EFFORT TO STOCK UP ON FOOD BEFORE "THE BLIZZARD OF 2008" HIT  AND FOOD DISTRIBUTERS ARE AT A LOSS AT HOW TO STAVE OFF THIS HORRIFIC CATASTROPHY.  LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY AND  MANDATORY CURFEWS ARE IN EFFECT.  THE NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD HAS STRICT ORDERS TO ARREST ANY BUBBAS CAUGHT TRYING TO STEAL FRIED PORK RINDS, MOON PIES OR RC COLAS FROM AREA VENDING MACHINES.  REPORTS ARE COMING IN FROM ALL OVER THE GREATER CHARLOTTE AREA OF PARENTS RAIDING THEIR CHILDRENS LEFT OVER HALLOWEEN CANDY AND STASHES OF "POP ROCKS" FROM 1985.  PABST BLUE RIBBON BEER AND CAMEL CIGARETTES ARE IN HIGH DEMAND AS THOSE STILL "LEFT BEHIND" ARE TRYING TO COPE WITH THEIR GREIVOUS LOSES.  THREE BRIGADES OF MARINES FROM CAMP LEJUENE AND THE 82 AIR BORNE HAVE BEEN CALLED UP TO CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF "SNOW MANIA", ALTHOUGH, LOCAL EXPERTS FROM LEES-MCRAE COLLEGE DON'T BELIEVE IT CAN SPREAD MUCH PAST THE MASON DIXON LINE DUE TO IT BEING A STRICTLY SOUTHERN ILLNESS ONLY FOUND IN HOMO ERECTUS REDNECKUS.  STAY TUNED FOR MORE LOCAL UPDATES AS THEY HAPPEN. my goodness, ain't the south fun!oh look, the sun just came out, and there's a robin building a nest.  catastrophy averted.....this time. Have a good day, ya'll!