Hey, did you hear it might snow in the Bay Area? I mean, it might snow...Really? snow?

For the better part of five days, weather people and giddy alleged news people, (or whatever constitutes news people these days) have inundated the Bay Area masses with stories about the likelihood of it snowing down near sea level. Fine. Only logical given its been 35 years since it snowed in SF and yes, that's certainly newsworthy.

But, as usual with some of the flunkies here, the "it's-gonna-snow" story count has reached epic proportions. I hate to keep picking on KGO radio, but the morning news team, and one particularly gruesome giddy, gee-whiz news reader has gone overboard with endless chirps and over-the-top back and forths with Lloyd Lindsey Young. Nauseating at best.

The TV people have been just as guilty. I gather there's a ton of live trucks hunkering down right about now near Twin Peaks and San Bruno Mountain. Praying. Ditto a few news directors and assignment editors.

I'm certain the radio cars are out in force too near Mt. Diablo. By the way, did you hear it might snow?

The East Coast is probably laughing at us, not that we should care, but seriously, we're talking about what the experts say could amount to about an inch, if that, and most of it will be damn near the "higher elevations."

It's one thing if there was six inches in front of the Powell/Market cable-car go-around, but an inch? If that?

Oh please.

By the way, did you hear it may snow?