I think I need to open this time by saying that I do live in New England and one of the consequences of being here that winters can get pretty difficult here at times.
This having been admitted to, I've never experienced a storm as bad as this one. Even the Presidents' Day storm of 2003 can't compare to this. That time it was still possible to move some of the snow while it was still falling.
This time, I can't. And neither can my dad. He'll think of something but has conceded that since this snowfall is higher than his snowblower (it will be anywhere from 1 1/2-3 feet before it finally goes away for good this evening), finding a place to put it all won't be easy.
I can only really go along with him, and it's not like I didn't know about this storm in advance, but I took a look out the window this morning and I'm scared. The local plows had no chance trying to keep up with the worst of the storm overnight, and the roads are still snow-covered on my street.
I can't tell where my yard ends and my sidewalk begins. There's only a hint of where the road should be because the work of the plows has the snow pack considerably lower there.
I don't have my Saturday class today but that is just as well because all the public transportation in Massachusetts has shut down and the latest from those in charge there says it may not restart operations until Monday, and even then not all at once.
This is bringing back memories of the Blizzard of 1978 for my parents. I wasn't even born then. So I don't know what storms like this are like. I don't have to go anywhere but even if I could I didn't because the drifts are so high in places; we're technically snowbound this morning.
I'm scared. I don't know when things are going to be back to normal. :(
This having been admitted to, I've never experienced a storm as bad as this one. Even the Presidents' Day storm of 2003 can't compare to this. That time it was still possible to move some of the snow while it was still falling.
This time, I can't. And neither can my dad. He'll think of something but has conceded that since this snowfall is higher than his snowblower (it will be anywhere from 1 1/2-3 feet before it finally goes away for good this evening), finding a place to put it all won't be easy.
I can only really go along with him, and it's not like I didn't know about this storm in advance, but I took a look out the window this morning and I'm scared. The local plows had no chance trying to keep up with the worst of the storm overnight, and the roads are still snow-covered on my street.
I can't tell where my yard ends and my sidewalk begins. There's only a hint of where the road should be because the work of the plows has the snow pack considerably lower there.
I don't have my Saturday class today but that is just as well because all the public transportation in Massachusetts has shut down and the latest from those in charge there says it may not restart operations until Monday, and even then not all at once.
This is bringing back memories of the Blizzard of 1978 for my parents. I wasn't even born then. So I don't know what storms like this are like. I don't have to go anywhere but even if I could I didn't because the drifts are so high in places; we're technically snowbound this morning.
I'm scared. I don't know when things are going to be back to normal. :(
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Friend, don\'t be scared. Oh and sorry about not getting back to the last message yet. I will be getting back to you on that today. But don\'t be scared. This is fun! I know that might sound ridiculous, but I love snowstorms and blizzards. As long as you have the necessities...food and water, candles in case of a power failure...you\'ll be just fine. Try to see how beautiful it is, okay? Just try a little? And remember that you\'re in control of the things that really matter, even if you can\'t control the weather. Maybe going and checking on things like supplies and candles might make you feel a bit more secure? Either way, wishing you peace as always
I mean, we have everything we need and were prepared for this well in advance, Summer...but right now, there\'s a huge snowbank running right down the heart of my street. I thought I was looking at an optical illusion, but I\'m not. It\'s like my own street has been cut in two, almost as if the local plow crews have waved the white flag saying, \"You win, we can\'t keep up with you.\"
I\'m hoping that I can go to work on Monday and get some semblance of normalcy back, but at this moment the uncertainty of whether that will even be possible is tearing me apart. I can feel the breakdown coming now, in fact.
:\'(