[Magdalen] After the storm

[Kate Conant]

Still waiting for the state plow.

Kate

"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8

On Mon, Jan 25, 2016 at 4:33 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I can relate, Michael! I have a well, so if the power goes out, or the
> pipes freeze, I have no water. So the drill is to keep a couple of 5-gallon
> covered buckets of water in the bathrooms during the winter and then to
> fill the bathtub whenever a big storm is forecast. Oh yes, and leave
> faucets dripping when it gets below a certain
>
> > On Jan 25, 2016, at 2:42 PM, Michael Bishop <rev at michaelbishop.name>
> wrote:
> >
> > I could believe that calculation. I know that years ago my water main
> froze so I was without water for several days. In the end I was desperate
> for some water to flush the toilet! So I spent an entire morning with 4
> pans at a time on my cooker melting snow. As soon as the snow melted I
> poured it into a bucket and refilled the pan with snow. After about 4 hours
> continuous work, I finally had ONE bucket of water! I was about to use it
> when - you guessed - the water in the main came back and I had plenty of
> tap water for all purposes. I was glad to have running water again, but was
> not happy to have spent an entire morning on melting snow!
> >
> > ....
> > ....
> > God bless
> >
> > Michael Bishop
> > rev at michaelbishop.name
> >
> > Rector of Boylestone, Church Broughton, Dalbury, Longford, Long Lane,
> Sutton-on-the-Hill & Trusley
> >
> > Diocese of Derby, England
> >
> >> On 25/01/2016 19:32, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
> >>
> >> In a message dated 1/25/2016 12:26:13 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> >> kate.conant at gmail.com writes:
> >>
> >> Saturday  afternoon that he had
> >> measured over 36" at that time.  I suspect our  total was between 38"
> and
> >> 40".>>>>>>>
> >>  What is that in liquid precipitation?  I seem to remember 12"  snow
> >> usually equals 1" liquid.  It will vary according to the moisture
> content
> >> in the snow, of course.
> >>  We're all plowed/shoveled out and our total in the Pennsylvania
> Poconos
> >> was 17".
> >>      David Strang.
> >
>