My Sincerest Apologies to The Weather Channel

The Jersey shore is inundated. (Photo/Associated Press)

New York and New Jersey felt the worst of Sandy's wrath.
There's no hell that has the fury Mother Nature hath.
'though some trees and power lines lie scattered on the ground,
Here in Massachusetts we are, mostly, safe and sound.

I still have my power - only lost a tree or 3.
School's been cancelled 2 days now; the boys are home with me.

Weathermen were right and I should learn to shut my mouth.

Thoughts and prayers go out to those not too much farther south.

Frankenstorm?

Don't these people have enough sense to come in out of the rain?

 Northern Massachusetts - So far, Sandy is a bust.

Need to find a weatherman, somewhere, that I can trust.

Not someone who'll hype the storm to keep their ratings high.

Haven't had a lot of luck in locating that guy.

"Frankenstorm" the headlines screamed...  We've barely had a breeze.

They would have you think that Armageddon's coming.  Please.

True that I'm not oceanfront for this approaching storm;

I am in my living room - with power - safe and warm.

Not like those reporters standing in the wind and rain

Blasted by the sea and sand and grimacing in pain.

Thank you for the warning that the wind is gonna blow.

Next time, though, don't scare me...  Don't cry "Blizzard!" when it's snow.