Enough already! We've reached our limit of snow, thank you

[wraithfodder]

Well, the storm (monster storm, major storm, etc. etc. depending on which news channel you watched) started around 10:00 p.m. last night and ended around noon today, leaving us a minimum of 15 inches on some spots on the driveway, but mostly 18", except at the top, which was 21" and the bottom, where the town snowplow came by, 23" (of packed snow, aieee).


I looked out garage window to discover the cars were basically buried under snow. Ack!!


Here's an example of how much snow was on top of the car, and that was not the deepest snow!

So, spent all day shoveling snow on driveway, and digging out patio, and wondering, where are we going to put all this snow? I mean, it's getting deep! Our driveway is turning into a fortress with snow walls on either side.

Meanwhile, I was standing at the bottom of the driveway, staring morosely at the 21/23" of snow that was there from snow but mostly from town snowplow, when the snowplow came by again, luckily not fast. More snow. I just went "ack" and bowed head into top of shovel. This would take 30-45 minutes to shovel. A couple minutes later, the snowplow came back, then slowed down, lifted blade, drove up sideways at the base of the drive, and scraped back a huge chunk of snow, then pushed it off to the other side. THANK YOU! I guess I must have looked pretty pitiful standing there with shovel so he did me that little favor, which took less than a minute but saved me sooooo much time.

Now if only all the snow from day after Christmas had melted, but it hadn't so it's just piled high and deep everywhere, but I hear it's worse upstate, with 28" in some folks, and Boston, well, blizzard predicted with 1-2 feet.

I want to win Powerball and go to Tahiti....

Comments

[lamaudite.livejournal.com]

Wow! Haven't seen that in a while. Where are you?

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

CT, and apparently Massachusetts is getting nailed with more snow than us as I type ;

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

*sends you warm thoughts*!

Wow! That's some storm!!! Look at all that freezing white stuff! brrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I'd never last in a place that got snow like that! I'm a desert girl at heart!

I think it's time to stock up for a month, and hibernate! Because I'm sure it's dangerous as all get out trying to get around in that! yikes!

And I love the photos! :)

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I wish I coudl stock up and never go to work again, but it doesn't seem to work that way. Darned Powerball. Gotta win it one day.

[gyri.livejournal.com]

Awwwww.......nice of the plow guy to help out like that.

Wow.....you got a ton of snow. We've only got a foot (so far).

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yup :) And good luck on your snow :)

[reedfem.livejournal.com]

Reminds me of the Snowpocalypse that hit us last year.

Don't hurt your back shoveling.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I"m a slow shoveler who doesn't lift a lot. Seen too many people do in their backs. A bit stiff right now, but I"m sure I'll be all stiff in the a.m. ;)

[libra-traveller.livejournal.com]

Haha! We practically got nothing.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Lucky you!

Big Snow

[(Anonymous)]

You sure got it!! Ha ha!! That was nice of the snow truck driver. I wonder how often that happens (coming back to help remove snow) -Diane

Re: Big Snow

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

First time EVER! I think it was definitely taking pity on poor me looking "OMG, PLEASE NO MORE!" ;)

[kosmikdawg.livejournal.com]

That's ridiculous. So happy we only got seven inches! Stay warm.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I envy you....

[jedi40.livejournal.com]

We got 20" in our part of CT (Hamden) We have a monster of a snow pile in our front yard from last weeks storm and this one. If we get more snow this weekend and next week I have no idea where they will put it as our complex is at it's limit already.

They called this storm The Perfect Storm pt2

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I just hope we don't get any rain on top of this!

[jedi40.livejournal.com]

Maybe this weekend and then more snow next week.

[pisces227.livejournal.com]

*sends lots of hot chocolate* I don't miss that weather at all.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I"m beginning to think when I retire/can't afford this area anymore, to move somewhere WITHOUT snow!

[pisces227.livejournal.com]

Come on down! South Florida is awesome in the winter.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

I wish. I hear the summer though is awful hot and sticky ;)

[pisces227.livejournal.com]

You get use to it and everything is air conditioned.

[rosiewook.livejournal.com]

Damn.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Odd, that's what i said when I looked outside this mornign ;)

[monkey5s.livejournal.com]

I have a friend living in CT who has dubbed this one "Snowmageddon The Revenge: Snowpocalyps v. Mega-Shark and Sharktopus II" in order to keep it separate from previous Super Duper Extra Special Awful storms, some of which were not quite so awful after all.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Worst part was just going "where to put the snow?" since there was still snow from the Xmas storm. But on the other hand, it's not Brazil, SIngpaore or Australia, who have massive flooding. I'll be thankful it's just snow!

[strange-magic.livejournal.com]

Holy Cow! That's WAY too much snow. When we had out major snow storm last year, it was about half as deep for the WHOLE storm!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Me thinks I need to move to a warmer climate...

[nebbyjen.livejournal.com]

A plow driver actually came back? I am so jealous. Nothing worse than shoveling for an hour, finally clearing the bottom of the drive, and then the plow comes by and fills it back in with the heavy snow again.

As for all the snow, totally with you on having enough already!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

It was like winning lotto. Never ever seen a driver come back, ever. I think me standing there looking just awfully pitiful struck a chord. that's all I can figure! Usually, they just pack it in nice and deep!

[vala3.livejournal.com]

Never have I been so glad as to having moved to Florida all those years ago! According to news, we are the only state in the U.S. without any snow. Though if you want to take back any of this 'freaking' cold weather I wouldn't mind.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but you guys have hurricanes! No, wait, we get those too. But you have no state income tax. SOOOOO jealous....

[flingslass.livejournal.com]

Nice to see there are good people out there!

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Yup!