Ah, Winter in New England. Today: I fondly remember it now. Especially since i had 2 teenage snowblower drivers. But back then: Fuck this white shit. If that snow plow comes by 1 more time right after I finish the driveway. I WILL hunt that bastard down.
40 or so years ago we had a big storm in the same town I live in now. The street I lived on then was a short 400 yds long dead end with a dozen or so houses on it. Our road hadn't been plowed all day and there was 5 foot tall snow bank at the end of the road that joined to a larger thoroughfare. I'm in the kitchen looking out the window and saw three city snow plows drive by in train with their plows off the ground. There was also a fire station less than 1/4 mile from my road. I had to call the mayor's office to get the DPW to come plow our road and, of course, when they did plow, they put most of that 5 foot snow bank right in my driveway.
I make sure to scrape down the road 100 yards before my driveway - especially when it is the cleanup pass at the end of a storm. This way when the plow comes through for the last time, the plow and wing are empty going past my mailboxes. Never have a berm at the end of the driveway after I'm done for the day.
Tv says they named the storm Hernando. Srsly? Throw this illegal back where it came from. We’ve had enough winter already. Hell it’s been winter since Halloween here in western NJ. Enough already. PS another storm is coming 2 days after this one is over. Grrr.
The named winter storms still throw me for a loop. I have a hard time dropping the “tropical” in front of a storm in favor of “winter”, it’s so ingrained. Most people around here adjust when I refer to “tropical storm Uri.”
I live in the south and never have like snow, but have had to go to the north to get it. I find the north to be bad and they can keep it. It is bad that more northerners are coming to live in the south as we do not need them.
My sister in York PA got 14 inches of wet, heavy snow while my brother just North of her near Harrisburg only got got 2-3. We had quite a bit a couple of weeks ago. Jeff C in NC
My sister, who lives near Providence RI got well over two feet. My brother who lives just east of Cape Cod Canal got 28". I live about 40 miles inland in an area that was predicted to get 12-18". We got 9" over the two days.
I saw it called the bombcyclone which means you’ll get about an inch. These doomporn weather people are irritating
ReplyDeletei'm glad it will miss me here in western ny, getting sick of winter
ReplyDeleteAh, Winter in New England. Today: I fondly remember it now. Especially since i had 2 teenage snowblower drivers.
ReplyDeleteBut back then: Fuck this white shit. If that snow plow comes by 1 more time right after I finish the driveway. I WILL hunt that bastard down.
40 or so years ago we had a big storm in the same town I live in now. The street I lived on then was a short 400 yds long dead end with a dozen or so houses on it. Our road hadn't been plowed all day and there was 5 foot tall snow bank at the end of the road that joined to a larger thoroughfare. I'm in the kitchen looking out the window and saw three city snow plows drive by in train with their plows off the ground. There was also a fire station less than 1/4 mile from my road. I had to call the mayor's office to get the DPW to come plow our road and, of course, when they did plow, they put most of that 5 foot snow bank right in my driveway.
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I make sure to scrape down the road 100 yards before my driveway - especially when it is the cleanup pass at the end of a storm. This way when the plow comes through for the last time, the plow and wing are empty going past my mailboxes. Never have a berm at the end of the driveway after I'm done for the day.
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Whitehall, NY
I'm glad to see you celebrate diversity in your header pic: redheads with green, sky blue, and deep red outfits, all together.
ReplyDeleteSnowpocalypse again? I used that as a floating holiday 2 weeks ago. And I'm out of grandmas to mourn.
ReplyDeletewet and warm on the
ReplyDeleteWet and warm on the Oregon coast.
Tv says they named the storm Hernando. Srsly? Throw this illegal back where it came from. We’ve had enough winter already. Hell it’s been winter since Halloween here in western NJ. Enough already. PS another storm is coming 2 days after this one is over. Grrr.
ReplyDeleteThe named winter storms still throw me for a loop. I have a hard time dropping the “tropical” in front of a storm in favor of “winter”, it’s so ingrained. Most people around here adjust when I refer to “tropical storm Uri.”
DeleteHere in the Mid-West, we call it "Winter".
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I live in the south and never have like snow, but have had to go to the north to get it. I find the north to be bad and they can keep it. It is bad that more northerners are coming to live in the south as we do not need them.
ReplyDeleteMy sister in York PA got 14 inches of wet, heavy snow while my brother just North of her near Harrisburg only got got 2-3. We had quite a bit a couple of weeks ago.
ReplyDeleteJeff C in NC
My sister, who lives near Providence RI got well over two feet. My brother who lives just east of Cape Cod Canal got 28". I live about 40 miles inland in an area that was predicted to get 12-18". We got 9" over the two days.
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