Three inches of … WHAT ?!?

Yes, snow.

Well, at least we now have a convenient excuse for a late-season housing market sales slump. Imagine the lead on a story: “An early snow storm disrupted weekend home sales in late October, knocking the potential juggernaut housing-market recovery off its tracks before it could get going.”

Hmmm. Not bad for a bogus weather-related excuse.

File under: One-way plane ticket, Florida