[Magdalen] snow

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> On Nov 19, 2014, at 6:05 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
> According to a report on the BBC three hours ago trucks have been dumping mounds of snow in Buffalo, NY and ABC reports that the National Guard has been mobilized there.  Those outside the UK may not be able to view tyhe video clip but you should all be able to see the still and text.
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30120675
> 
> Roger
>> On 19/11/2014 20:12, Esther Williamson wrote:
>> My sister is a friend of Ann Markle. She (my sister) says that Ann lives in Buffalo and they did not get much snow although they are forecast to get some tonight.
>> 
>> Esther
>> 
>>> On 11/19/2014 2:03 PM, Charles Wohlers wrote:
>>> We lived for a short time when I was much younger in Orchard Park, which is just to the west of East Aurora. There are a bunch of pictures from the Boston Globe from that area, and the snow is indeed deep. Typically we didn't have that much on the ground until January or February - not in November, and not all at once. It was said that school wasn't cancelled unless the snow was above the  superintendent's second floor window - an exaggeration, but not by much.
>>> 
>>> Ann Markle is still on the list - hope she's doing OK.
>>> 
>>> Only a couple of inches here! (Gotta go out & bring some more wood in).
>>> 
>>> Chad Wohlers
>>> Woodbury, VT USA
>>> chadwohl at satucket.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Esther Williamson
>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 12:20 PM
>>> To: mAgdalen at herberthouse.org
>>> Subject: [Magdalen] snow
>>> 
>>> Below is part of a note from my sister who is in East Aurora, NY. She is
>>> well and truly snowed in. Thankfully she still has power.
>>> 
>>> Esther
>>> 
>>> "Update:
>>> 
>>> Sunshine for a few hours today - then there's another one coming with
>>> 1-2 more feet. We have 5 feet of snow now. It looks like a Dr. Zhivago
>>> set out there. We are all confined to home - driving ban everywhere;
>>> thruway closed from Rochester to Pa. line; many other express roads
>>> closed.
>>> 
>>> The 2nd band is supposed to hit this afternoon and last through until
>>> sometime tomorrow.
>>> 
>>> Huge funeral scheduled for Saturday - don't know how I will even get
>>> there, but probably a lot of other people won't, either (someone will
>>> come for me if the driving ban is off.) We are prepared for 500 people -
>>> the Roycroft is springing for the reception (this is the former owner of
>>> the Roycroft who was still on the board. She took my EfM class a few
>>> years back and we became very close friends.
>>> 
>>> I am of course nervous about things like the roof caving in, one of our
>>> trees falling on us, especially about losing power, etc. I try to ignore
>>> those thoughts but of course they keep coming back. It's hard just
>>> trying to get a door open to let the dog in and out - and believe me,
>>> she doesn't want to go out! Ha."
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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