Haven't seen this much snow in forever. I don't recall seeing half as much snow as what we got yesterday here in Philly in all of 2005. Something like 18" was dumped in the Philly metro area. NYC got something like 27" and it all accumulated after midnight here in Philly. I was out just before midnight when it was just starting to stick. It would stick on some patches of sidewalk while leaving whole blocks uncovered and wet. Cars started to become big white puffballs earlier since they get colder quicker.
Lady and I went sloshing across town yesterday to see how Philly looked under a nice blanket of the white stuff. It was crazily quiet. Even Rittenhouse Square was quiet. It looked like maybe fifteen people milling about at around 4p.
Someone's gotta invent a way to plow the streets and somehow clear a path for the crosswalks on the sidewalks. That two foot tall mound of slush is no good for nobody.
I need new boots. The eight year old Tims I have now are rather prone to letting water seep in. Not so fun. 10% off at City Sports with my gym membership. And there's always the 10% off coupon for those who don't belong to a Philly area gym [I think they all have a deal with City Sports].
The thundersnow on Saturday night was crazy. That's the second time in a couple weeks it has done so. I was out in the thick of it the first time a few Tuesdays ago. That's some weird shit to see. Snow falling and thunder and lightning in the sky.
My youngest sister was born on Xmas Eve, 1966 ... I recall that night being snowy with thunder also!
Posted by: Pax Romano | February 13, 2006 at 12:14 PM
thundersnow is really weird
Posted by: albert | February 13, 2006 at 12:54 PM
yeah, I grew up in snow country (Michigan) but I've never seen lightning during a snowstorm. very very strange stuff...
(and it freaked the kitties too!)
Posted by: acm | February 13, 2006 at 02:10 PM
We had thundersnow in DC too! My roommate didn't hear it, so thank you for confirming that I'm not (too) crazy :)
Posted by: KT | February 13, 2006 at 04:05 PM