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WHEW! This is NOT us!
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Thankfully, blizzard conditions were just south of them. Snyder only got "a dusting" of six inches, with the same amount set to fall, today. Hey, it's all relative and my relatives don't even blink at six inches. But danger threatens neighbors who dig out from vast amounts of white stuff.
A few European pals of CMI are asking if we're in western New York and similarly buried, as per their news. Thanks so much for the concern. NO SNOW! But it has been nuts. The previous two days were nothing short of frigid, with windchill factors that drove already-icy temps to near zero. Great White Hunters, Joe and Bri, have been cuddling next to heaters in their makeshift blinds. Bri scored early yesterday, but we won't talk about that, right now...
We take what we get, right? Are any decisions really and truly ours for the making? Well, sure - a few, maybe; e.g., I think it's gonna be oatmeal in a big mug for breakfast, this morning. But why sweat the big stuff, when it's just not our call. A rhetorical question.
Today shall be in the thirties. And then, it's on to a heat wave. :-)
Who can resist talking about the weather?
EVENING UPDATE IN REAL TIME - 10:30 p.m.
Any attempt at humor in this morning's post has been lost in tonight's news. We just heard that before this storm is finished, the Buffalo area will have ninety inches of snow on their rooftops, roads, cars, shrubs, etc. Ten people have already perished, some from carbon monoxide poisoning resulting from being stuck in cars; roads are now closed. Others died from heart attacks, brought on by shoveling. Weather has gone from a nuisance to a dangerous threat. What a nightmare.
NY TIMES ARTICLE AND SLIDE SHOW HERE
Our neighbors to the northwest are accustomed to tough winters - but the above mentioned ninety inches is normally the total snowfall amount for an entire winter.
Prayers.
Who can resist talking about the weather?
EVENING UPDATE IN REAL TIME - 10:30 p.m.
Any attempt at humor in this morning's post has been lost in tonight's news. We just heard that before this storm is finished, the Buffalo area will have ninety inches of snow on their rooftops, roads, cars, shrubs, etc. Ten people have already perished, some from carbon monoxide poisoning resulting from being stuck in cars; roads are now closed. Others died from heart attacks, brought on by shoveling. Weather has gone from a nuisance to a dangerous threat. What a nightmare.
NY TIMES ARTICLE AND SLIDE SHOW HERE
Our neighbors to the northwest are accustomed to tough winters - but the above mentioned ninety inches is normally the total snowfall amount for an entire winter.
Prayers.
