February 11, 2013

Blizzard Of 2013

Yikes. We got quite a bit of snow, you guys. By quite a bit, I mean a maaaaassive buttload. All day Friday, we kept watching the snow fall and fall... by the time we went to bed, we had over a foot and the wind was blowing like mad. And when we woke up... everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, was covered in about 30" of snow. The wind blew a lot of the snow in our front yard sideways so it doesn't look like a lot, but the snow on the back deck came up to the top of the tables. 

We ventured out on Sunday and I have to say the guys on snow plows did a great job clearing the roads so quickly. I wouldn't be able to figure out where to put all this snow! On the highway, we got stuck behind plows putting all that snow on trucks to be taken away because they couldn't very well just tip it over and have it fall onto the highway below. It took forever (I think we were stuck behind them for well over an hour), but I'm glad they could do it. All those guys worked hour after hour, and people who complain about roads not being cleared quickly enough need to just shut it. 

The hubs snow blowing the driveway. I think he had to do it twice because there was just so bloody much of it.

Here the hubs is pulling the snow blower and running because I'm yelling at him to get off the street to avoid getting hit by the approaching snow plow. It's a good thing I'm so good at shouting :)

And the giant snow plow. Doesn't it look back to front? But hey, if it clears the roads, it can go upside down for all I care!

Anyhow, we're all okay and we didn't lose power (thank goodness!!!). The hubs watched hours of DVDs and I sewed. No complaints from either of us :) It rained today, turning the snow to concrete, and it's super foggy out there. I'm ready for winter to be over now... please?

11 comments:

Cindy said...

Wow- now that is ALOT of snow!! Glad to hear you're safe and sound and you didn't lose power! Sounds like you both enjoyed doing your own thing!:) These are great pictures- thanks for sharing!

Sandra said...

Glad to hear you didn't lose power. I think that's the worst part of a storm, especially if your heating system is dependant on electricity!
Up here in the frozen north aka Atlantic Canada, we didn't get too much except for poor Newfoundland that got just as much as you guys did.
Roll on Spring!!

mascanlon said...

Lots and lots of snow, glad you got to stay warm and cozy with your sewing machine humming along.

Aure said...

YIKES!!! Stay warm Che. Love ya

Jeanette said...

That storm moved up to us late Friday night and it was still windy Sunday morning! About 40 cm I think, here in Nova Scotia. But I sewed a ton of blocks for my new quilt I'm working on, so I didn't mind being stuck in the house at all!

CitricSugar said...

Holy crap. That's a lot of snow. And I'm Canadian, so you have to take it extra seriously when I say, "Holy crap. That's a lot of snow."

Elsa said...

Good to know that you and your husband are okay ~ that's a darn lot of snow! Great day to DVD's and sewing!

Laura said...

I. Can't. Imagine. But I live in central California, where a light dusting of snow is a major event.

Sandra (Cherry Heart) said...

Now, thanks some serious snowfall! Here in the UK, 2 inches can mean a 'snow day'!!

S x

jeifner said...

Haha-great shot of the wall of snow that was snowblowed through!

Sewing Geek said...

That's actually a backhoe, not a snow plow, they pull out the big guns when there is that much snow!

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