Snowpocalypse is here!
USA — By Chris on February 6, 2010 at 11:17 am
Snowzilla – the snow storm that is now blanketing much of the mid-Atlantic, also known as Snowmageddon, Snowpacolypse and snOMG - came with a lot of fanfare. For days, forecasters have pored over weather maps gleefully, warning us just how bad this storm was going to be.
One foot! No, 15 inches! Two feet high and rising! The blather went on and on.
(I grew up in the Midwest, where we were also weather obsessed. But there, at least you knew that an army of snowplows had your back. Here on the East Coast, not so much).
Washingtonians are particularly wussy about their snow (remember when Chicagoan President Obama was amazed that schools closed at a hint of a flury?) So I knew things were going to get nuts, although I wasn’t prepared for the grocery store frenzy. On Thursday night, I went to the Trader Joes in Alexandria and stopped in shock at the sight of the empty shelves and the shoppers going wild. It was a free-for-all – I put down the last carton of spinach-artichoke dip for a minute, and someone swooped in to grab it, almost before it left my hand.
The panic was contagious, and I ended up buying far more food than I needed. We have enough chips and salsa in our house to feed an army (and bread – after three stops, I was eventually able to get some. Guess we’ll be treating it like gold for the next few days).
Because I don’t think we’ll be leaving the house. There’s already 15 inches out there and it’s still coming down. We plan to spend the day working on our various projects (photos for Don, writing for me, interrupted by movie breaks). And of course, a fire in the fireplace.
East Coasters, how are you dealing with Snowpocalypse 2010? And how happy are the rest of you that you don’t have to deal with this? Tell me in the comments below!
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Good luck with all that snow. We were bit luckier here in NC.
Last weekend we had 8″ of dry snow that lasted all week. Very unusual, as we only get snow once every two years or so. And that was the second big snow drop of this season–so we figured we were DONE & “enough already” !!!!!
We’d just gotten the porch & walk cleared from the last storm and then starting Thursday night and into yesterday, Greensboro (north) got about 6″ of really wet snow. It began to melt, but we were at 32 all day, so figured we’d be an ice rink in the morning
But last night we were on the lower (warmer) side of it, and the snow turned to rain & the drive is just slush. That’s great for us, but so many towels in foyer from drying the dogs, I need to run laundry AGAIN!!
Good luck to you guys just a bit north of us. All this snow & ice is making me begin to think Chicago had great weather!!!!
Cristi – Doesn’t it seem like there’s been more snow in the Mid-Atlantic region this year than last year? I’ve been lucky. Until now, I was able to avoid snow by heading to warmer climates. Guess this is payback!
We’re staying warm and hoping that the plows come through soon.
As a fellow Midwesterner, I know what you mean about Washingtonians being wusses when it comes to snow. But this is epic by any measure
How I’m celebrating: long walks with a borrowed dog (she’s in heaven!)
Yes, this qualifies as big even by Midwestern standards! How fun for you to have a dog with you. We brought our cats out last night and they were not so enamored.
Chris– As someone who traveled for a living (PR in motorsports), I always managed to be in Daytona or out West with a team testing or something for bad weather. It was a treat to come back to a few remnants of a storm, and hear the “horror stories” rather than “live them”. The kennel took care of “snowy dogs” and our house sitter took care of the snow at home.
Ah what a life!! But now I’ve seem too much of home and am ready for more adventures. Also I’m realizing that I’ve never even seen much of my adopted hometown-Greensboro. I don’t know the newest restaurants, don’t belong to any groups, and while my iPhone is full of friends from around the world, I have a limited local network of people.
Now along w the adventure of living in the newest “snow belt” I’m learning the best places to find ice melt, who will come to plow the drive, and meeting new people at the market while we’re stocking up on chips & cheese!!!
So snowy weather has its up side too. It’s actually not a bad way to meet more people in town than just the local PTI TSA agents!! ha ha Cristi