Re: NE snow

[Guest guest]

hey vitoria!!

oh my!! that is alot of snow!! we have met in person so i know how

tall you are and i cant believe it was up to your waist!!! boy and

we thought the 15 " we got was bad, it was up to christopher and

johnathon's waist when we took them outside yesterday. schools are

closed today so the town can finish cleaning up, yours will probably

be closed for a few days i bet!! stay warm and inside!!

jodie c

>

> I worked in Boston this weekend (as usual) and had the dubious

honor

> of driving from work to home (13 miles north of Boston)on Sunday

> morning during the blizzard. The usual 25 minute drive took me

over

> 2 hours. The snow drifts were beyond impressive, visibility was a

> few feet in front of the car. When I got home, I couldn't get into

> my house. The snow was up to my waist (I'm 6 ft tall) and I

couldn't

> lift my legs high enough to wade through. I had to dig my way in.

> Some snow drifts around my house easily reached 7+ feet.

> Roads were very difficult to drive on because the plows couldn't

> keep up. If you live in NE - stay indoors. If you fall or get

stuck

> in a car it could be a very long time before you are found.

> Thankfully I don't work Sunday nites!!

> Stay warm!!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Been there, done that.

I live in Hollis NH, just a little north and west of you. We only got

about 15 inches of snow. The drifting was not quite as severe as

yours. The coast and the Cape (Cape Cod) got it the worst with over

30 inches of snow.

Usually, I am not concerned with snow storms, but when they start

making predictions in terms of feet or yards, then I take notice.

Last, while this was more snow than the blizzard of 78, it was not

more devasting despite the coastal flooding, and hurricane force

winds (84 mph).

For those of you not from New England, in 1978 we had a blizzard that

paralyzed Boston for almost a week. The highways and airport were

closed for days and nothing moved. The problem was, the blizzard of

78 was third in a series of 3 storms in a 2 week period that each

dumped almost 2 feet of snow. Plus the blizzard of 78 lasted a couple

of days, with gale force winds. It happened during and unuaslly high

tide. So the strong wind and extra high tide caused massive flooding

coupled with a mammoth snow storm. It was sort of the Perfect storm

but with snow. Homes were destroyed, many people died, boats sunk,

harbors destroyed, cars and people stranded in snow drifts for days.

A true disaster.

This storm was bad, with strong winds, deep snow and even deeper snow

drifts, but by tomorrow or Wednesday, we should be back to normal and

ready to route for the Pats in the Super Bowl.

So, I hope you can get out soon , take it easy shoveling.

Ken M

>

> I worked in Boston this weekend (as usual) and had the dubious

honor

> of driving from work to home (13 miles north of Boston)on Sunday

> morning during the blizzard. The usual 25 minute drive took me over

> 2 hours. The snow drifts were beyond impressive, visibility was a

> few feet in front of the car. When I got home, I couldn't get into

> my house. The snow was up to my waist (I'm 6 ft tall) and I

couldn't

> lift my legs high enough to wade through. I had to dig my way in.

> Some snow drifts around my house easily reached 7+ feet.

> Roads were very difficult to drive on because the plows couldn't

> keep up. If you live in NE - stay indoors. If you fall or get stuck

> in a car it could be a very long time before you are found.

> Thankfully I don't work Sunday nites!!

> Stay warm!!

>

[Guest guest]

HiKen,

I remember that storm in 1978. I grew up on the coast of Maine and my father

worked as a journalist so we drove all over the place while he took pictures

and school was out. I miss it there terribly.

Kathy (Jack, 6, non-RSS and Willie, 4, RSS, Periactin, Zantac, 34 " and 25

lbs)

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathy,

I too grew up in Maine -- South Portland Maine. I spent all my

summers on Little Sebago in Gray. I too miss my home state, but I am

close here in New Hampshire.

Ken M

> HiKen,

>

> I remember that storm in 1978. I grew up on the coast of Maine and

my father

> worked as a journalist so we drove all over the place while he

took pictures

> and school was out. I miss it there terribly.

>

> Kathy (Jack, 6, non-RSS and Willie, 4, RSS, Periactin, Zantac, 34 "

and 25

> lbs)

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh you poor thing!! Glad you finally made it in to your warm house. We got about

25 inches in Quincy with high drifts too but not as high as yours on my street.

I had to shovel my way out of my drive way this morning again.Shoveling Saturday

Sunday and I paid a plow to widen the drive way yesterday. Well about midnight

the city decided to plow and all the work that we did and the plow is now back

in my driveway because we are on a corner. When is spring? Mor snow Wednesday. I

work in Boston too and these sidewalks are one person passable or slide down

bank.

Marcy

nightnuse4babies wrote:

I worked in Boston this weekend (as usual) and had the dubious honor

of driving from work to home (13 miles north of Boston)on Sunday

morning during the blizzard. The usual 25 minute drive took me over

2 hours. The snow drifts were beyond impressive, visibility was a

few feet in front of the car. When I got home, I couldn't get into

my house. The snow was up to my waist (I'm 6 ft tall) and I couldn't

lift my legs high enough to wade through. I had to dig my way in.

Some snow drifts around my house easily reached 7+ feet.

Roads were very difficult to drive on because the plows couldn't

keep up. If you live in NE - stay indoors. If you fall or get stuck

in a car it could be a very long time before you are found.

Thankfully I don't work Sunday nites!!

Stay warm!!

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