1 post tagged “blizzard”
Today was crazy! We knew it was coming and the fact that the weather man was using "feet" in his measurements was not a good sign. Even over a foot it's still something like 12-18 inches. Nope not with this one. It was 1-3 feet!!
It's started slow and then it just dumped. I got up this morning
and it was snowing hard but there was only about 4-6 inches on the
ground so I decided to head to work. Got there without much of a
problem. Roads weren't great but it's the northeast...I am used to
that. Got to work and 1/2 the staff had called in. I drive 30 miles to
work and the ones less than 5 couldn't make it in?! Slackers!! 
So I work and work and work. Look outside a few times and it's snowing hard. I figure I am there and I might as well just work my 8 hours not worrying about it. Well then they make an announcement that they are closing the plant at 2. This is at 1130. I talk to a few people and they keep telling me to leave. They were just about chasing me out the door. We got permission to leave earlier if we wanted. I was going to stick it out until 2 but they told me not to bc of how far I had to go. So I left at 1230.
Got out to my car and there was about 12 inches on and around it. Maybe more. It was nuts! Had trouble getting out of my stop but finally did. Got on the road right out the driveway and it had over 6 inches on it. It was horrible. Got on the main highway and that was worse!! So I plugged away at 30-40 mph all the way home. Trying not to get blown off the highway by the trucks or get pulled into a ditch by a tire rut. I was a little tense by the time I got home. It was like they said f-it about the highway!
So I finally get home and go to pull in the drive way only to get stuck. The snow was up over the bumper of my SUV and I couldn't plow through it. I was stuck at the end of the driveway. So I get out of my car, leave it there and head inside. We must of had 12-16 inches on the driveway. That was at 1pm and it's still snowing now at almost 9pm.
I did the driveway once. Thank god for the monster snowblower! Got the car unstuck and cleared everything out. I got done with that about 4 so I am sure there is at least another 6 inches on the driveway now.
Guess it's supposed to be worse at work and I think it will be interesting to see how much is up there tomorrow morning.
Anyway, here are some pictures from today. Not many...it's snow, it's white and it's not the best photo subject. LOL!
Hard to see on the way home...
Good thing we have the larger snowblower. It was partway up my bumper!
My measurement at 9pm tonight...
A nicer pic to go with this crazy storm...
