Those Who Are Cruising Right Now Are Truly Blessed
Well, it looks like I survived our second snowstorm in a week. The first which occurred this past weekend came roaring in like a hungry lion devouring everything in sight. The entire region was crippled as two feet of beautiful, picture perfect, fluffy white devil dandruff was dumped on us at an unbelievable rate. Roads were closed, power was lost, and worst of all lives were lost. The Carnival Pride which is based out of Baltimore which is about an hour south of here sailed on as scheduled. Powered by a hunger akin to a drug addict desperately seeking out its next fix, only 100 passengers would allow the blizzard to keep them from their date with a daiquiri.
Those lucky enough to be on cruises this week not only dodged a bullet by being able to board their ships, but were also spared having to dig out from the second wave of snow. At first forecasts were for only a minor snowfall (3-6 inches) however, as the storm neared the projections grew until we were facing another two feet of snow. I honestly thought the meteorologists had gotten this one wrong. The snow was supposed to start at four or so in the afternoon, I even snuck out of work early to avoid all of the carnage. When the clock struck six and there was nary a flake in sight I was convinced I was wrong about the origin of famed Philadelphia weatherman Glenn “Hurricane” Schwartz’s moniker (maybe he was actually named after a favorite drink).
Once seven o’clock rolled around it all went down hill very fast. First the freezing rain started fall, encasing in ice the two feet of snow we already had piled into mountains. This lasted about an hour after which more snow started to fall. This snow was different than the last. It wasn’t going to be the pretty white fluffy stuff. This snow was the thick, wet, heavy stuff. The type of snow that was perfect to make those hard, compact snowballs my older brothers used to pelt me with in my youth. This stuff would fall through the night and most of Wednesday. Occasionally it would switch back over to the freezing rain, but mostly it was the thick wet snow. All told another 19 inches would fall in my area, it was a complete mess. Here are some pictures to may give you some insight into just how much I am looking forward to my next cruise.
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- Tree was encased in ice the next morning
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- Snowplows Can’t Make It Up The Street
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- Looks pretty but looks can be deceiving
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- That chainlink fence is four feet high
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