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Snow, snow, beautiful goddamned snow
Just got in from round #1 of shovelling. The snow is extremely powdery; it's not quite like shovelling mist, but the metaphor did occur to me.
Because it's so light, and because it's pretty windy out, it's almost impossible to accurately measure the number of inches that we've gotten so far. But 14 inches is my best guess, and there are many drifts that are in excess of two feet.
This isn't as bad as last year's Arisia blizzard (not yet, anyway), but one point of similarity is that the snow is actually blowing into beautiful sculpted dunes. I should have taken some pictures, but instead I shovelled them.
By the way, the latest report is that the snow will last until 8 PM. And we've already received the maximum number of inches that they're predicted. So my guess is that the final total will be closer to 18-20 inches.
Oh, a later addition: when we were out shovelling, Sebastian helped us. He has a child-sized red snow shovel, and since his motto lately is "I help everyone in town!", he had to help. A neighbor across the street was also shovelling, and for some reason had two tiny brown and white puppies with him. When they saw Sebastian they let out little yelps of delight, plunged out across the street, and instantly disappeared into the snow.
Eventually they struggled all the way across, popped up on our curb, shoved their way through the thicker snow on our driveway, and wagged their tails at Sebastian. He giggled like crazy, and eventually the neighbor called them and they went away again.
How's the weather where you are?
Because it's so light, and because it's pretty windy out, it's almost impossible to accurately measure the number of inches that we've gotten so far. But 14 inches is my best guess, and there are many drifts that are in excess of two feet.
This isn't as bad as last year's Arisia blizzard (not yet, anyway), but one point of similarity is that the snow is actually blowing into beautiful sculpted dunes. I should have taken some pictures, but instead I shovelled them.
By the way, the latest report is that the snow will last until 8 PM. And we've already received the maximum number of inches that they're predicted. So my guess is that the final total will be closer to 18-20 inches.
Oh, a later addition: when we were out shovelling, Sebastian helped us. He has a child-sized red snow shovel, and since his motto lately is "I help everyone in town!", he had to help. A neighbor across the street was also shovelling, and for some reason had two tiny brown and white puppies with him. When they saw Sebastian they let out little yelps of delight, plunged out across the street, and instantly disappeared into the snow.
Eventually they struggled all the way across, popped up on our curb, shoved their way through the thicker snow on our driveway, and wagged their tails at Sebastian. He giggled like crazy, and eventually the neighbor called them and they went away again.
How's the weather where you are?
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And I out shopping and while walking back from the store I did a Perfect Fall. That is, while I slipped and fell I did so in such a way that I didn't get hurt at all beyond a minimal soreness. Was kinda odd, actually; I fell flat backwards but didn't make any effort to prevent it and wasn't scared by it in the least.
Over all, for all the hype the three major network affliliate stations have been doing about this storm it's really not that impressive over all. Still, well, I'll admit that since it is kinda the biggest storm of the season in a winter that's been more a fall I kinda see what the appeal to that approach is.
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And of course work wasn't cancelled today.
Maybe all this snow will mitigate the spring drought that I've been expecting.
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The weekend was in the 70's. Probably more of the same today.
No snow for the foreseeable future.
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I regularly barbecue during blizzards, you know. And in winter, sometimes I wear a t-shirt while grilling. Teri thinks I'm crazy, but long sleeves can be a fire hazard when the flames are leaping up.
I've never been to California, but it does sound nice.
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You also seem like a good read so I added you. :)
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But not in an incendiary way. :D