Blizzard Conditions?

It is funny what a little snow in Las Vegas can cause.

How so? I'll tell you.

I attended school in southern Nevada as did both my sons, me making it through high school and both boys graduating from college.

When it comes to the ratings of schools, southern Nevada rates towards the bottom, which I have always disagreed with.

Today I opened my morning newspaper and I think I understand the ratings.

The headline reads, "Schools closed today."

You see, we had a little snow in Las Vegas on Wednesday and the weather people said we might see more on Thursday.

So what did the learned scholars who are responsible for providing an education to our children do?

They decided on Wednesday that on Thursday they would cancel school and have a snow day.

I talked to my son in Reno, told him about the snow day and after he quit laughing, he told me the temperature in Reno was hovering around 1 to 2 degrees with snow on the ground and added he had just passed a school bus stop that had kids there waiting for the bus.

Thursday the temperature here in Vegas hit around 50 degrees and guess what - no snow.

I guess that proves southern Nevada educators are behind the curve.

With all the sensationalizing the news media did about the snow, I hurried to Home Depot and Lowe's to try to buy a snow shovel in case we got snowed in.

They told me at the stores that due to global warming they no longer stocked snow shovels but they could make me a real deal on suntan lotion.

I have fired off an email to Al Gore to invite him to come to Vegas to get a first-hand experience of global warming Las Vegas style.

If and when he responds, I will let you know.