In Minnesota They Have Ice Storms

Ice storms, my dear children, are atmospheric occurrences when ice sheets of varying sizes drop out of the sky and wreak havoc on the poor populations below. Minnesotans are dependant on ice storms to furnish the surfaces on which they play their favorite sports: Broomball and Ice Hockey. (No one in Minnesota figure skates; it’s not a real sport) Indeed, these fine creatures believe they have Mother Nature so well trained that she will never disobey, and will continually dump arena-sized sheets of ice into the same outdoor locations year after year. Why bother making your own ice, really, when the sky can just drop six months' supply into your outdoor arena? The problem arises when the ice doesn't fall where it is supposed to. As you can imagine, sheets of ice six inches thick and the size of an Olympic ice rink can cause quite a few problems and snarl traffic quite admirably. This, my friends, is why, when a Minnesotan complains about ice storms, you'd better listen closely and take them seriously!