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David Dudley would agree with that. In his article In Case of Blizzard, Do Nothing he writes,
A snowstorm rewards indolence and punishes the go-getters, which is only one of the many reasons it’s the best natural disaster there is.
His article also says,
In the winter of 1985 my hometown, Buffalo, was engulfed in a blizzard — not an uncommon occurrence for the region, which is justly famed for epic snows. But this was a big one, and the city’s blustery Irish-American mayor, Jimmy Griffin, was at pains to persuade people to stop trying to go about their business as conditions deteriorated. He urged Buffalonians to “relax, stay inside and grab a six-pack,” which must be the best advice any elected official ever gave the public in an emergency situation.
tammy would agree with the part about staying home. Her latest post is about people who do go out and endanger their lives and make things even harder for the poor guys who are trying to plow the roads and respond to emergencies.
Hurrah for staying home and doing nothing!
January 23, 2016
just as you said… AMEN!
i love the cartoon!
i dearly love “weather” even in our tornado season.
all weather!
i watch the weather channel like other people watch movies.
and today has been fun. for me. but then…
my power’s on. and i’m comfortable!
it’s easy to be cheerful under such conditions.
no power for all those thousands is a bad thing.
but at least they have their phones…
if they’re charged! they can feel like they’re in contact.
except a cell phone can’t heat your food or keep you that warm. 🙂
We would have trouble here in our apartment if the electricity went out for very long. It would get mighty cold! Fingers crossed that it doesn’t happen to too many people.
I would love a day of doing nothing.
Not a day of doing nothing because I’m sick or exhausted.
Nope, just a day when even though I feel fine and yet, I… do nothing.
That day won’t come.
I always feel as though I must.. clean the house, or catch up laundry, or work on home improvements, or cut and groom my dogs or work outside or go through some clutter and throw some more stuff away or…
And of course I must work on my goals, my future, my Art.
But honestly, I could never do just nothing and enjoy it.
I’d have my conscience yelling at me, telling me not to be lazy.
The last time we lost power around here I thought I’d go crazy.
AND it was warm weather!
I couldn’t mow the lawn (electric mower)
I couldn’t do laundry. I couldn’t shave my dogs.
I couldn’t get on the Internet. I was too restless to draw.
So I rearranged all the furniture for the 300th time and finally read for a bit.
So I think better advice would be – Stay home and get busy!
LOL!
So, I guess I WON”T enjoy a day of doing nothing.
Instead, make that a day of staying home.
yep, THAT I would love.
xoxoxo
Yes, a day of staying home to do anything you wanted — that’s such a luxury. I wish you had more days off. How many hours a week do you work?
Indians do not need to be told not to do anything. They are past masters in that art. That is why Gandhi succeeded in getting them to participate in the non cooperation (he gave it a fancy name – satyagraha) movement because they had to do nothing! Just come down in the height of our monsoons and you will find that people will have to be exhorted to go about their normal lives instead of locking themselves in in their homes to avoid getting wet.
🙂 Does the younger generation have the same talent?
I can’t believe the number of people who have been trying to travel in such horrendous conditions. Especially families with young children. But if businesses stay open and employees are expected to come in for work or they won’t get paid, what can they do?
Most businesses closed. In some areas drivers would be ticketed if they they didn’t stay off the roads.
Do nothing—what a concept! We don’t have many natural phenomena type events here, in the mild, mellow North West! So, no rest for me! But I’ll be thinking about the legions of bloggers out there who are taking the day off!
You’re clearly not as lazy as I am. Enjoy!
I’m getting much better at “do nothing” – I treat at times like a career, and I don’t go anywhere…much.
Tomorrow, I have to visit my elderly sister, she is begging me to come over – especially since she has been very ill recently and is even more housebound than before. I have told her I will be there anywhere between 11 and 11.30am as I am not going to rush after a bus if I see it moving off the platform…and I am going to dawdle along to her house, a couple of blocks from a bus stop – i have 3 to chose from but will try for the flattest one, even though it is a longer walk…
reason to walk slowly is our “over the top – hot/as” weather – lovely clear skies but the temperature and the humidity together a little too much. I expect to be sweaty when I finally walk up her stairs!
the other reason to walk slowly as in doing nothing – I have no deadline to be there, although I do have to bring in some tasty lunch bits…
Yes, we have to protect our moodling time. 🙂