Marty, I'm looking at at least a foot of snow with 3-4 foot drifts in places (three of them blocking my doors!) and another foot predicted before midnight. It's wild out there, very cold and very windy with some thunder and lightning. I don't think we got off easy. If you think so you can come on up here and grab a shovel.
New York City and some other places were spared but Boston-north is still getting hit. Don't be too hard on the meteorologists - they can only be as predictable as Mother Nature who we all know likes to play us for fools.
Susan, some were punished more than others......
but seriously, I'm not condemning all the meteorologists, just a bit dumbfounded at their reactions last night in and around the NYC scene. That was the only one I saw----didn't see Boston (MY BELOVED new favorite city, as you know). The NYC reporters were searching for things to say, and were basically chit-chatting on the street corner, talking about other things completely. I finally changed the channel. Snow wasn't even falling at the time.
We were in Times Sq a couple of years ago when it snowed far worse, and it was like a fairy-land....just beautiful. Last night was just a dusting, compared that is, to what was predicted. But all said, best to be over-ready and too prepared than not.
Sorry you got so much----hope you took some great pics....I remember your nice back yard of 2 years ago (I think) when you posted a photo of the snow-covered scene.
As for grabbing a shovel, I wouldn't know what a snow shovel looked like----I've never seen one and don't wish to. I've never seen a snow plow either, except on TV.
Are you sure all that stuff is real? TV people can play tricks on us, you know.
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