Last Thursday I hopped in a plane in Tampa, Florida to fly to Spokane, Washington for my dear Grandmother’s 80th birthday. Little did I know that I would be the next victim of anthropogenic Climate Change (anthropogenic is a smart person word for man-made). Things started off innocently enough when I arrived at the Tampa airport. I got through security with my half-gallon container of Siesta Key sand and I looked to be on my way. At the departures screen an ominous sign appeared, my flight was being held due to weather.
Evidently the weather in Chicago was causing delays. Immediately I blamed my problems on the President. Thanks to his terrible policies the climate has become unpredictable. Back before his reign of terror the weather was always predictable. Eventually after a three hour delay my plane took off for Chicago. How lucky am I, it looks like I’d made it to Spokane on time after all. When I arrived in Chicago I discovered that my flight to Spokane had been canceled. They told me it was because of the snow, but I knew better, it’s climate change.
After waiting in line for over two hours I was able to get a stand-by flight to Seattle the next morning. Since my cell phone battery was dying I got to listen to a fascinating conversation between a Japanese man and a French Woman (long story short – they hit it off, but she denied his hotel offer). It was 10pm in Chicago and I spent the next seven hours trying to sleep in the terminal. It was one of the worst nights of my life, and my neck still hurts from the uncomfortable bench on which I slept. I eventually reached my final destination after 28 hours.
What I found in Spokane Washington is chilling. It was a desolate landscape full of snow and silence. The people in the town literally have no will to survive. I know what you’re thinking, “it’s cold, there’s snow, what does this have to do with Global Warming?” It’s anthropogenic Climate Change. Humans are responsible for all change, warm or cold. Try telling the people in Spokane that everything is okay. Try digging your car out of the snow, or going to Target to buy a frame, these simple things aren’t easy. Below is a picture of me and my cousin the last night I was in Spokane. Don’t let the smiles fool you, we were just glad to be alive in those bone chilling conditions. I am one of the lucky ones, I was able to survive and escape, but what of the others? Who is going to tell their story? Something must be done soon, before climate change kills us all.
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