Saturday, April 07, 2007
IT SNOWS WHEREVER HE GOES
Icicle Al heads home to his Tennessee thermo-mansion:
A spokeswoman said Gore was on a flight from Washington, D.C., to Nashville Friday ...
At which point the Gore Effect delivered unto Nashville a brutal Gor’easter:
There’s snow falling on Nashville ... residents are reporting flurries around Vanderbilt, Hillsboro Village and Bellevue.
If you think it’s cold now, just wait. The coldest April temperature ever reported in Nashville was 23 degrees. Tonight, the forecast calls for a low of 22.
Some are delighted by the Effect’s Nashville manifestation:
Marc Mitchell will line his No. 93 Ergon Chevrolet up in the ninth position for tomorrow’s Nashville ARCA 150 for the ARCA RE/MAX Series at the Nashville Superspeedway. On a frigid day in the hills of Tennessee, Mitchell toured the 1.33 mile concrete oval in 29.722 sec., good for 161.456 mph ...
"These cold temperatures are great for the motors. We can make great power when the air is able to expand,” said Clanton.
Al’s probably worth half a second per lap. The Effect also has economic benefits, as reader Dave G. points out:
In my home state of Pennsylvania, the ski season is typically over by the end of March and the arrival of spring temperatures. But, just a few hours north at Gore Mountain, New York, they just got 13 inches of new snow this week! Spread the word to your Aussie readers who might care to partake in the extended ski season here in the US!
Consider it done, Dave. Although chill-phobic movie fans might wish to avoid New York City:
Former Vice President Al Gore will serve as host when the 12-day Tribeca Film Festival opens in New York on April 25 ...
The mere announcement of Gore’s appearance has already driven NYC temperatures down. Over in Vermont, Gore monitor Daniel F. is suffering beneath a fresh load of global warming:
But that outstanding cat of his remains as fat and happy as ever:
UPDATE. The Gore Effect works for Aussie Marcos Ambrose, racing this weekend at the Nashville Superspeedway: “Ambrose’s lap of 165.63 mph in the #59 Kingsford Ford was fast enough to start 2nd, his career best start.”
UPDATE II. The Goring of Nashville follows a warmer than usual March - same as in 1907:
One time it happened was exactly 100 years ago in Nashville where the warmest March on record was followed by the coldest April on record.
UPDATE III. July 4 marks one year since the Gore Effect was first described; brace for a planet-wide freeze.