Sunday, February 07, 2010
Snowmegeddon 2010
I can say that this past snow storm rivaled any i have seen in Ohio. Not to say that the quantity surpassed what i have seen before, but at the very least it has been quite some time since i have seen that much snow in such a short amount of time.
The snow started at 9:00AM Friday morning and did not stop until about 4:30PM Saturday. We got 15 inches alone between Friday night and Saturday morning. I have heard that areas such as Dulles got a record 32 inches while other areas did not get quite as much. We measured the snow in our backyard at 29 inches this morning around noon and that was after the sun had been out all morning.
The dogs have had an absolute blast these last couple of days. They have been running around the culdesac with the other 4 neighborhood dogs. Last night we had a "snowed in" party with all the neighbors. They all came over to have a "potluck" style dinner. It was great getting to know our neighbors a little better and after everyone chipping in and shoveling each others driveways i think we all became much closer neighbors.
Every inch of me aches from shoveling. Ben did a good job handing out beers and "supervising" the shoveling progress we were all making. He also looked after all the dogs while everyone was busy working. Although our two canines were very much slowing down our progress as they would pounce on our shovels as we were trying to throw the excess snow off to the side. It was funny/cute the first couple times...but not the last 20 times....
Overall we survived. You'll notice in the slide show of pics that i fell down and could not get back up in the backyard this morning. It was a combination of having on many layers, the sloping backyard and my supreme uncoordination. It was hilarious. I felt just like that kid from "A Christmas Story"....i feel his pain.
Hope everyone else survived whatever snow they got! And we are supposedly not out of the woods yet as we are due for two more snow storms in the coming two weeks. Yippee!
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I would never have believed you guys would get that much snow. The dogs sure looked like they were having a blast. Hope you guys have lots of hot chocolate and movies cuz it doesn't look like you are getting out of your cul-de-sac anytime soon....
Another memory made. I think you'll be talking about the "big one" for quite some time. Have you considered a ski vacation -- with dogs. Or, maybe the Iditarod? Thanks for sharing all the pictures. It's good to see that everyone survived, and that you all appear to be in good spirits, albeit achy.
Oh, wow. What great pictures--seeing those dogs swimming thru the snow is just amazing. And it does sound like a lot of fun, getting snowed in and having a neighborhood party. Great idea! Be sure to get to the store early before the next round of storms hit so you'll have supplies for the next snow party!
PS
Riley has such old, wise eyes :)
I think it's wonderful that you got together with your neighbors. Many of our neighbors won't even say "Hi" when I greet them on the elevator!
Great pictures. Amazing amount of snow. We didn't have that much but many of the neighbors were helping each other shovel (especially Mike). I love that about storms. It helps neighbors come together since everyone is in the same boat.
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