Southern .... Charm?

Rain .. Ice .. Sleet .. Snow. All are ultimately, simply, various forms of water. Curiously, when any of the aforementioned fall from the sky, southern drivers tend to morph into 85 year old females with severe cataracts when behind the wheel. Why is this? If someone dumps a vat of water upon the road it doesn't change how one drives through the subsequent puddle, yet if that same water emanates from a cloud, the ability to think normally is lost. Furthermore, why, when the meteorologists call for any of the ice, sleet or snow forms of that same water, do those morphed 85 year old cataract-ridden drivers all converge upon the grocery store to stock up on bread, milk and eggs? I did mention the part about this being in the Southern portion of the United States .. correct? It's not like we have the climate to sustain a Minnesota blizzard. What makes it even more amusing (amusing to me anyways) is that a large portion of the population "down here" are transplants From The North. Shouldn't they be the ones with sense when it comes to the winter-style precipitation? Apparently, the portion of their upbringing that allows them to pooh-pooh an inch of accumulation leaves their consciousness when they've been here more than a year (or so it would seem). Anyway, happy weekend to all my fellow southerners .... and, as we're now under a winter weather advisory, steer clear of those bread aisles!

~ The Girl In The Little Black Dress