In between the blizzards.

[rivka]

We had above-freezing temperatures and sun for a while today, and some of the snow melted. But they're still predicting 10-20 inches of snow starting late this afternoon, as well as "near-blizzard conditions." A few light flakes have started to fall. The public schools have just given up and closed for the rest of the week. My university was closed yesterday and today - I can't think of any other time that's ever happened. I expect that it will close tomorrow as well. And Michael's office will be closed tomorrow, which his boss said has never happened because of weather before.

I took the kids out today, cautiously picking my way through the snowdrifts with Colin in a front carrier. We went back to the neighborhood grocery to see if the milk truck had arrived (nope) and hit the art store for some emergency keeping-Alex-busy supplies. She's doing remarkably well with being cooped up, poor kid. To help keep us pleasantly occupied we're doing some advance homeschooling, which you can follow on my other blog if you wish.

I have never experienced weather like this in my life. And I've lived in both upstate New York and Iowa.

Comments

[lyrical1.livejournal.com]

I've experienced weather like this before, I've just lived in places that know how to deal with it. We STILL haven't seen city services of any kind for snow removal. I know that the priority re-sets with the new storm, so I am expecting to stay put until at least Friday.

[matthewwdaly.livejournal.com]

I've lived in Rochester nearly all my life, and this new storm would be enough to dramatically affect our quality of life even inside the city limits. The first 30" falling 3" per hour would have been a nice challenge in and of itself, but another big dump when the sides of the roads are already packed in would be time for a state of emergency. It's the time when you get to know your neighbors, especially the ones with the cross-country skis who can make it to the grocery two blocks away.