[Magdalen] Poke Chops - Snow.

[Cantor03 at aol.com]

We've had 25" here at the edge of the Pennsylvania Poconos,
and have been shut in for a couple of days.  My usual  shovel-persons
are complaining of bad backs and cranky snow blowers, so it
remains to be seen when we shall finally have access to the rest of
the world.
 
The last time we had a big one like this storm was the infamous
Valentine's Day Blizzard in 2007 with 20" of snow on ice.  I was 
marooned for three days then, since the local busy state highway
and I-81 were both closed and littered with deadlined tractor-
trailers and autos.  The poor response time for that blizzard
resulted in a shakeup of the PA Department of Transportation.
 
Then there was the "Superstorm" of 1993 when I had 36" at
this location, but actually was able with four-wheel drive, to
drive down the mountain to the VAMC which stayed completely
open for business as usual.
 
There is lots of sitting by the fireplace this week.
 
 
 
 
David S.