When Winter Fights Back
One of my favorite Bugs Bunny Comic Covers from (I think) 1943
Well I called it. Back at the end of January I was talking to a neighbor who said “Can’t complain too much about this winter.”
He pretty much says the same thing every year— I think he’s one of those sickos who like Winter. Even by the end of January it’s been a pretty sucky winter— cold, colder than it should be where there are developed houses, has become the norm. But I get his point— by that time we’d only had 2-3 storms of any kind of shovelable nature— none more than 4” or so— although one had 12” drifts, I know because I shoveled it— and the morning I shoveled it was so cold the bite went right through my gloves as if I wasn’t wearing any— I had to hold my hands under warm water when I came back inside.
A few years ago, you remember it, it was the year we hit 56 degrees on Christmas Eve, family friends were wearing shorts— that year we got virtually NO snow- NONE, until February hit, and then we got whacked every other day. And not just with little storms— vicious storms.
This year seems to be following that model. Puxatawny Phil predicted a long winter, the allegedly more accurate Staten Island Chuck prediced early Spring (there is still hope), but as I write this on Friday night February 14th we’re staring down the barrel of another SEVERE WINTER STORM— with (according to the Apple weather app) Life Threatening Snow. It’s a little known fact that snow can kill you just by falling quickly— it’s called freezing to death. We just had a slush and ice storm— for those of you smart enough to live somewhere it doesn’t snow- there is nothing better than pushing slush with a shovel. I’m talking 2-3” of snow with another inch of just water and ice.
So will the weekend bring us another slammer? And the prediction is more snow on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday— so to my good friends who smartly moved away to warmer clients I salute you. I’ll stay here and fight to the bitter end- although we are looking at properties in South Carolina and Florida.
Wish me luck.
