Monday, January 01, 2007
How Much Snow?

What people who don't live in blizzard country often don't know is that it's not about "how much snow?", it's about "how much wind?"

12 inches of gently falling snow, lying softly on the ground, doesn't make a blizzard. A few inches of snow being driven horizontally across the open plains by 50 mph hours winds... THAT is what makes a blizzard.

And so I offer up these pictures... the first is of my side yard, taken not after any melting has occurred, but right after the storm subsided. The gate behind the snow is 5 feet tall. How much snow do YOU think I have?


Why yes, that IS bare dirt on the right side of the picture...
And here is a picture of my front door.


My kennel runs are made up of 6 foot high panels. When I complained about not being able to use my kennels, a friend asked why I didn't dig them out. And the answer is:


My poor dogs are on house arrest. They are used to having multiple acres to run. Why can't they go out? See the red arrow in the picture below? It's pointing at the TOP of my 5 foot fence....


I have a Ford F-250 4 x 4 Super Duty Truck. It's BIG. There are three ways to get out of my neighborhood. Do I get snowed in during blizzards? You be the judge?

One:


Two:


Three:


A neighbor starts to dig out his garage. This is where he stores his motorhome. The door is 10 feet tall.


Another neighbor doesn't even want to contemplate what digging out is going t take.




Happy New Year Everyone!!

Anne at 9:25 AM        
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