Let It Snow!

Last week we had our first "winter" storm come through the state. The weather people were saying that we're all going to get snow and be prepared. They were also making sure the snow plows were ready to go. As the storm came into the state they were all saying it's snowing here, it's snowing there. The news people were sent out to track the storm. Channel 13 had one reporter near Las Vegas, NM (maybe she was in Las Vegas, I don't remember). Anyway she was saying that it's snowing, camera person pans the area and you can see a snowflake here and there. To me, that's not 'snowing.' Then she said, "to show you how much snow has fallen, let's take a look." She then bent down and pulled up a handful of 'snow.' But it wasn't all snow. Most of it was dirt/mud. There was no snow on the ground!! Just traces here and there. You could see more of the ground than the snow!! Hello!
So next morning I turned on the radio and the traffic person said the roads in Rio Rancho were icy and slick. And to be careful. Then the report that Rio Rancho closed the schools. I went to look outside to see how much snow has fallen. NO SNOW at all. Pretty soon the radio station I was listening to had people calling in to find out about Albuquerque schools. The mountain schools were closed. Usually closes when it snows in the mountains. Then they said so far APS is in session. People were calling in asking why APS is open, Rio Rancho is closed!! Hello! There's no snow on the ground. About an hour later APS closed the schools!!! WHAT?? No school? OMG!! What has gotten into these parents demanding they close the schools! Now these same people will be crying about their kids having to go to school after Memorial Day!! And then they won't even go to school after memorial day. Seems that's what happened last year. They had to make up 4 days and after Memorial Day no one went to school. APS people said, "It's OK." No wonder our kids don't learn much. So we now know they most likely won't make up that day. Just the teachers have to show up. Anyway, I couldn't understand why all the talk about closing the schools. The traffic reports coming in said that I-40 east and west going out of the city were snow-packed, so be careful. Later on they closed the roads. Then reports about southbound I-25 getting pretty bad, too. They said "If you don't have to go any where, please stay home!!" All during the day, a snowflake would fall here and there. No snow. That afternoon my nephew needed a ride to the westside and I took him out there. Wow!! The westside got lots of snow!! There was about 3-5 inches, depending on the area we were in. More snow going towards Rio Rancho. I can see that the westside people were concerned about their kids going to school in the snow. Because of the winds coming through the mountains, the city didn't get any snow. Just the surrounding areas got the snow. A couple of days later, my niece was telling me about the snow in their area. She even had to drive to work for the first time in the snow. And she said it was scary. It's a good thing she worked just a couple of miles away, no hills to climb, either. She said the snow got blown against their door and they had a hard time getting out. So all the apartments facing north had the snow against the doors. I had to take her to work a couple of days after the snow and Juan Tabo still had lots of snow at the sides of the road. And we didn't get any snow.
We drove out to Bernalillo the day after the snow and there was lots of snow every where. I had to drive over the bridge and it was covered with snow and ice. A car spun around trying to get over the bridge. I thought about turning back and going a different route. But went ahead and got over. The Rio Rancho schools remained closed for 3 days!! APS had to go back to school the next day.
Another storm is expected tomorrow. We'll see what that brings. They said SNOW!! I'll believe it when I see it. Seems that they usually say SNOW and it doesn't snow. It doesn't feel like it's December. I think I'm still back in August or September.

December 2011

70 mph winds on Thursday! It was trash day for our area. What a mess. The wind knocked some trash cans over. Those people didn't get their trash picked up.
Weather people were saying to expect snow, but nothing happened. Just wind and then by Friday all seemed to be ok. No sign of snow, either. Sun was shining brightly and warmed us up that day. That evening we started hearing about the traffic accidents in the East Mountains and that they may close Interstate 40 soon. Then there were accidents west of Albuquerque as well. Oh, no. Is the snow coming? By 11 PM there was nothing outside. So I thought, maybe it's not going to snow. I'll believe it when I see it. 2:30 AM, there was snow on the ground! Just enough to cover the ground, though. By 9 AM, it was all gone!! Sun had come out and melted it all away.
No time to make a snowman!!

Tamales

Hey, I found out it's not that hard making tamales!!!

What the Heck Is Going On??

It's been a week or two without our DJ's Tony Lynn & Myles. Now I heard that TJ Trout is leaving 94 Rock after 25 years. He says he's "going fishing" for a while. Hmmm, sounds familiar. Seems that about 10 years ago Tony Lynn said "he's going to play golf" when he announced he was retiring from radio. At the time he was at KRST. I didn't believe him at all because how can he just retire when his daughter was just starting college! College isn't cheap, neither are girls!! So, about 3 weeks later it was announced that Clear Channel was bringing in a new country radio station and Tony Lynn & Myles were going to be the morning DJs. Made a lot of people mad at him for doing that. They even said they would never listen to him. Ha! They all lied! I hear them on the radio or read about what they have to say to them via email, Facebook, etc. Anyway, I believe that TJ is 'retiring' until his 6 months of no radio is up and then he'll appear on another radio station. Almost all of Clear Channel stations here in the Duke City have gotten rid of their DJs except for The Peak. Seems that those guys (well, a lady, too) are going to keep their jobs while the other stations go syndicated. That's what it seems to be turning to.
So that said, I don't know what I'm going to be doing without the radio. Hmmm, let's just play CDs. I've got tons of CDs (glad I didn't get rid of them as I had planned to!) So I'm good for some music for a few years!!
Well, UNM hired a new football coach. Bill Davie who use to coach at Notre Dame. Not sure what to say about that. They hired Mike Locksley to continue the winning with the football program but he only won 2 games. And guess what? The Lobos beat UNLV Saturday night!! Snapped their losing streak. We'll see what happens with this guy. I don't know if he'll have a chance because people around here have been asking UNM to do away with the football program. So who knows, there may be no foottball at UNM!!! Crazy, huh? But that's Lobo fans for you. If they're losing, get rid of them.

The Day I Thought the World Ended

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 is the day I thought the world has ended. I had heard that my favorite radio DJs, Tony Lynn and Myles were let go from KBQI, the Big I. Chuck Hammond says it's due to low ratings and low budget. Tony & Myles had low ratings?? How can that be? How can they be 'popular' radio DJs just about everytime they were mentioned? They had been with the station since it's inception 10 years ago. Without them that radio station wouldn't exist. Clear Channel has a 'classic' country station that no one seems to listen to. Everyone seems to listen to the Big I or KRST. So why did that station stay and the guys let go? I think it's something else that got them 'fired.' But they won't say and probably won't. They use the low ratings as an excuse. They are searching for new DJs for the morning job. These DJs have to be way better than Tony and Myles to have me listening to them. Right now, I listen to another staiton which isn't country. But if I need my country fix I turn on the internet and listen to Alana Lynn, (Tony's daughter). She's a morning DJ in Boise, Idaho. She started out her radio career with her dad at the Big I. I can't listen to KRST morning crew. Sorry, I didn't like their program as it's too adult for me. Tony & Myles had more of a 'family' program.
Well, that said, I will miss the guys and hope that they are on to better things. Thursday morning came and the world went on. And it's still going. So I guess it's not coming to an end, yet.

Where I Live

Last night I went to the Halloween dinner/party at Montano Chapel for Academy Heights ward. My sister told us about it and I took my mom with me.
My sister told everyone she could "here's my inactive sister." Yeah, inactive in Academy Heights ward. I don't attend the ward as I don't live in the ward boundaries. That's the reason I don't attend. My home teachers back when I left told me that I don't live in the boundaries so they can't be my HTs any more. My bishop said he can't help me any more. So every now and then I get people telling me to "go back to church." "It's not good to skip church and be a good Saint." Even some of the former missionaries told me to go back to church!! Hello! I am going to church, just not at Academy Heights! I didn't know I am suppose to check in with them that I attended church, read my scriptures and said my prayers.
These people need to pay more attention to themselves instead of worrying when I will be at church. If the #157 bus ever runs on Sundays, I will be there so they will be happy that I go to church. Until then, they will have to deal with the fact I go to another ward. I didn't think I have to report in for that either. Come on people, I don't question you about your church attendance. Or if you read your scriptures or said your prayers! Aren't we responsible for ourselves? Can I say "Mind your own business."?

Scary Larry

Yesterday morning I went to take my niece to work. As I was driving the car went weird on me. I had no idea what was going on. I thought maybe I was suppose to take my usual route which is take Candelaria all the way up to Juan Tabo and then south to Central. This time around I decided to take Menaul all the way up to Juan Tabo. Just for a change in scenery. Besides, I hit all the school zones on Candelaria. For some reason this year the elementary schools start much earlier than they usually do. I guess each school has that option. Well, back to my driving. I went over the railroad tracks when I started to hear a beep noise. At first I thought it was on the radio. I turned off the radio and didn't hear the beep any more. Oh, I hadn't heard that sound on that song before. Tells me that I don't listen very well. Then the beep comes back and this time there was a red light somewhere on the dash that I didn't know what it was as it flashed really quick. Then the door locks clicked as if I was starting out and it automatically locks the doors. Then the beep, the red light and the clicks. I thought, is there a ghost that got into the car. I looked in the back and there wasn't anyone there. Duh, you can't see ghosts!! So I started to talk to them. Then the beep, red light and locks click again. Then the light that says the door is open came on!! OMG, what is going on? So I decided to call my brother and let him know the car was doing funny things. I told him that I don't know if the car is going to die out but to be prepared to come rescue me no matter where I am. Then he told me that when I get to Juella's place, turn off the car. Maybe it needs to reset itself. Oh, ok. So I kept on going and the same thing keeps going on and that light wasn't going to turn off either. Now I am thinking that I should drive on a less busy street in case the car dies. As I am driving trying to think of a place to drive on, it dawned on me that I had to scrape the ice off the windows! I had to get the ice scraper out of the back seat. I tried to open the back door but it wouldn't open!! Frozen shut!
I guess when I went over the railroad tracks it opened the door (thawed out by then). So the beep was warning me of the door open. Never knew that would do that. So getting to Wyoming I decided that I better pull off the road and close the door. I was laughing as I saw the back door was open. I shut it and went on my way laughing at what happened.
After getting to Juella's place I called my brother and told him what happened. He thought that was pretty funny. I was relieved because I didn't want to be in the car when it breaks down. Already happened and didn't like it.
BTW, the ice scraper that was suppose to be in the back seat wasn't even there!! It was in the trunk!!