When Animals Attack!

It's been a bad couple of weeks for the animal kingdom around Western New York.

WEST SENECA- Police arrest a woman and charge her with attempting to poison a neighbor's dog by mixing rat poison into meatballs and leaving them by the property line. The dog's recovering after only sampling one of the purloined snacks, and animal lovers are urging our D.A. to throw the cookbook at the heartless moron who did it.

NIAGARA COUNTY- Animal rescuers (led, I'm proud to say, by a client of mine) report a horse farm owner in Middleport for emaciating an entire stable of thoroughbreds after the owners filed bankruptcy and were told the horses would be put up for sale.  Sadly, my client's valiant effort to save a colt from the effects of this torture ended with Black Jack's death over the weekend:(

ROCHESTER- Called to investigate a late-night act of vandalism, police in suburban Greece shoot first, and ask questions later, when the complainant's black lab refused the lawful order of a police officer (presumably, "sit!") and continued barking at the cop. The dog's doing okay, but only after a $4,000 visit to an emergency vet clinic, which the Greece Police refuse to reimburse.

So you can understand, can't you, that our little furry friends might be bent on a lit-tle revenge, yes?

( Probably the height of tastelessness, definitely NSFW, but you know you're gonna click it anyway )

Selling Ice in the Wintertime

Our top story tonight....


OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT....

It snowed today in Buffalo, New York.

IT SNOWED TODAY IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

You might think this news does not merit top billing, or even use of the headmaster for the New York School for the Deaf. You would be wrong. Today's dusting was the first time in the winter of 06-07, nay any time since our two-foot October Surprise, that the snow in these parts has amounted to anything.

Here's the headline story from yesterday noon on the all-news AM station:

Lake Effect Snow Warning for Southern Tier

They actually stationed reporters on the edge of ski country, to watch people digging their cars out of driveways, to interview ski resort operators about their salvation by the Great God Frost, and to make all of this seem downright weird for these parts.

Other local media have tried to make us feel sorry for the road-salt mineworkers who are being laid off;  to be afraid for the effect of this global warming on the birdies and trees; and even to worry that the Sabres could be denied the Stanley Cup because the HSBC Arena ice won't stay frozen through the end of June.

(I know. One of those links is not like the others.)

Me, I don't care. I'm reveling in our new Northern Tropical Paradise, feeling much like Lex Luthor did in the original Superman movie, owning the land that will become prime waterfront real estate when places like California slide into the ocean.  Our snowplow contractor came this afternoon to plow out our driveway (well, the half that wasn't taken up by my car), despite the snowfall being well under the contractual minimum for a trip. I think they were just practicing, or keeping the gears on the plows from seizing up. The projected highs for the next two days are in the mid-40s (well above freezing, Celsius fans). Our heating bill is only staying close to historical projections because it's so freakin clear all the time, thus lowering the temperature at night.

And to those of you putting spoons under your pillows or praying to go tubing? Allyall can have it, all 119 average annual inches of it:)