Thursday, March 20, 2008

Let it Snow, Let it Snow (but only in Caribou, the rest of us don't care)

Where is your global warming now, Mr. Gore?

The Associated Press is reporting that Caribou, Maine is closing in its snowiest season of the year.

Caribou had 171.9 inches of snow as of midnight, so it needs little more than nine inches of snow to reach the all-time high of 181.1 inches, set in the winter of 1954-55. (Thank you for breaking down the mind-numbing math).

Lee Foster from the National Weather Service in Caribou says a snowstorm is predicted for Thursday and that the record could fall by day's end on Friday.

Foster says some Caribou residents are hoping for an even loftier snow tally — 200 inches.


200 inches! Hell, why not 300! 400! Go crazy Caribou, carpe diem! I'll be on the look out for the St. Patricks Day-like celebration photos that will ensue with the locals in celebration of this glorious achievement.

Mark it down, folks. March 21st, 2008: The day Caribou takes over the world.

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