There are a few inches of snow in the overnight forecast and it brought up an amusing memory for Kelly tonight. She remarked at how simple it is nowadays to find out about weather closings.
It’s true. When we were kids and it snowed we were glued to the TV, waiting for an eternity for the name of our school system to flash on the screen. Now, it’s just a few simple clicks on the Web.
Of course, putting weather closings on the web raises some concerns, too. You know how we do.
Travis got a tadpole for Christmas, in a package called Grow a Frog. The tadpole arrived a week or two ago. We’ve kept it on our kitchen counter in its square plastic aquarium. “Tad” now has legs visible and almost ready to pop out of his body.
I swear I’ve enjoyed watching that tadpole as much as kids have. It’s fascinating to watch the astonishing transformation that takes place from a tadpole to a frog. I will never fully understand how and why a creature can go through such a phenomenal change.
During our recent car-shopping, we bought a 10-pack of Carfax reports so we could learn the history of the cars we were evaluating. We only used a few of the reports (and they expire soon), so I thought I’d use them in a novel way. I decided to plug in the VIN of our totaled van to see where it wound up.
Turns out the van was issued a salvage title on Friday. I’m not sure who got the title, though. I was thinking maybe someone is trying to repair it but I suppose a junkyard would need a title to keep it, too.
Another interesting thing is that the accident report is listed, but Carfax wanted to charge me $7 to read it. That same accident report can be viewed for free on the Raleigh Police Department website.
