STINKINGROSE'S BLOG

stinkingrose

Snow Day Revisited
Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Day 3 at home. In the snow. We have not yet been forced to eat the sled dogs, which is good because we don't have any.

The lawn tractor with plow attachment will not start, ergo: we shovel.
The roof needs clearing. I made a start, but am quite tired and sore just at present. Happily baking and cooking away, wood stove chugging along nicely. The boy went out to play while Hubbs took a little time off from telecommuting (on dial up, props to him for sheer determination!) to take a turn digging us out. The first tunnel (through the snow bank where the town plow has been leaving its tailings) collapsed, the second one is named Pussywillow. This is a happy child.

Missing work? Not so much. Missing pay? More so.

The National Weather Service is using terms like "historic" in the forecast. Thank you NOAA, I really needed to know that.

So historic vs. record, discuss.

Record = measured and documented.
Historic = two old coots independently corroborate that their grandfathers said it got up to HERE when they were boys.

Whaddaya think?

COMMENTS

Thursday, February 8, 2007 1:14 PM

BLUEEYEDBRIGADIER


I gotta ditto msg right now...I would give a lot of cashy money to have a snow day or two right now. Certainly not the winter equlivent of Noah's Flood...but a day off would be nice;D

BEB

Thursday, February 8, 2007 9:19 AM

DOCTROID


From the weather service this morning:

"EPIC LAKE SNOWS WILL CONTINUE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO
THE INTENSE BAND OF SNOW OFF LAKE ONTARIO IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
TO HIT OSWEGO COUNTY VERY HARD THROUGH 11 AM. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO FALL AT A RATE OF 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR IN THE HEART AND MOST
INTENSE PORTION OF THE BAND..."

Well, they've learned a new word, I guess.

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 2:47 PM

DOCTROID


"Epic"? Please don't go telling the Weather Service about THAT word.

Wednesday, February 7, 2007 1:04 PM

MSG


Stinkingrose ...I think it's epic:) Plus I really really really wish I was you right now:)


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