White Death 2010: Clean-Up
Digging out began today. I had shoveled half of my driveway yesterday with the help of my neighbors. Today I shoveled from about 8 AM till 11:15 AM, and with more help from my wonderful neighbors, had everything shoveled. I declared victory.
Woodstock got about 28 inches of snow. There were areas further east that received well over 30 inches. Woodstock is not usually reckoned on maps, so the Sykesville measurement - borne out by spot checks around the yard - puts the total at well more than 2 feet. The total snowfall this winter at BWI is 60.4 inches. The all-time record is 62.5 inches set in 1995-96.
Howard County plows did a yeoman job. The had the street cleared by 8:15 AM. They were truly phenomenal. After lunch I drove up to the supermarket and the roads were cleared as well as could be expected. Snow dunes were everywhere. Checking intersections before turning and extra caution watching for pedestrians will be required for weeks.
The funniest thing I saw was up at the local village center. A Chinese restaurant is up there and, evidently, the businesses are required to clear the areas in front of their businesses. I passed by this guy out in front of the restaurant clearing away the snow with a wok spatula. Priceless.
A snapshot of the aftermath is below.
This is probably it for blogging. I'll likely go back into hibernation. But I did want to live blog the big blizzard of 2010.
By the way, more snow is predicted for Tuesday. A winter storm watch is already posted.
K-
That was some storm. I love it when the sun comes out after a big snow. Great live blogging, Kem.
The first winter I lived in Muskegon, Mich., they said we had 158 inches of snow.
Hi, Marie. It's funny. I lived in southeastern Michigan for almost 8 years and I don't remember any really, really big snows like what we received last weekend. Maybe it's because I was in school, didn't have a car, and no responsibility as far as snow removal was concerned.
I guess the 158 inches was helped along by the lake effect. But I can't imagine getting more than twice as much as we've already had in Maryland this year.
K-