Oops! It Did it Again--Snow, That is!

Another 10.9 inches of snow at National Airport put us over the top--the most snow ever in a winter in Washington, DC. The piles at the sides of the driveway are taller than Mary Anne in places. Hey Vancouver, we found your snow--it's here in VA. Come and get it--please!

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We're Living in a Marshmallow World Part II: Snowmageddon!

We thought we had our monster snow for the season back in December but that was just a prequel. Unlike most sequels, part II was the main event.

February is the month of the big snow in DC--7 of the top 10 accumulations. This one ranks number 4 on the all time list. Of course, the figures are based on accumulations at Reagan National Airport, located in the middle of the Potomac River which holds down the numbers. Official readings: 17.8" at National, 32.4" at Dulles--see what I mean! We were somewhere in between, around 23". During the last storm, our street remained passable due to a mid-storm plowing and timing of the snowfall (and a little less snow). This time the snow is much heavier and snow removal will be slow. I'm not sure when a plow will make it down our street. Until they do, we can't go far.


The plow!, the plow! A Bobcat and big truck showed up just after 5 p.m. to liberate us! The Bobcat piled the snow up on the far side of the court (after first dumping a huge load right in front of our mailbox) while the truck plowed the street.

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