So where were you when the Great Winter Storm of 2010 struck? Why, I was right there in my house...where I then stayed for the next six days (and then some). [deadpan] Boy, it was fun.Is anyone as tired as I am of hearing about, looking at, thinking about, shoveling up, or dreaming of the snow? Yeah. It is everyone's pet topic on the east coast and the amount of snow we've received in such a short amount of time that it's caused nearly everyone to react thusly. Seriously. There is no better word to describe the general reaction to all the snow than panic. From the general frenzy witnessed in nearly every grocery store in the area beginning last week Wednesday, one would have thought we were preparing ourselves for the end of the world. Picture going to your local store and finding the shelves cleared out of milk, bread, fresh produce and snacks with check out lines from here to kingdom come! Now picture every hardware and convenience store sold out of shovels and rock salt for the rest of history and you'll have the prevailing hysteria that has swept this part of the country.
Well, after the first onslaught of snow last weekend, it was on for real and considering the fact that nearly every county in Virginia has already overspent their snow removal budget for the year, it wasn't looking good that we would be going anywhere anytime soon. So here I sit...after six days of being home, shoveling A LOT of snow, baking/cooking a lot of food with my roommate(s) (but mostly just Becca since the other two jumped ship), sleeping...and perfecting my techniques on precisely how to be lazy. With so many days of snow, work/school cancellations, and involuntary house arrest at least we can say that we set some records! Highest snowfall for the DC Metropolitan area. 55 INCHES!! Well, hallelujah! For all our troubles, at least we made history.
And now for some visuals.
If you're interested in watching the rapid accumulation of Snow-pocalypse Part I, click here.
Proof that the snow wasn't just invasive, but also really lovely. For anyone who wants to see more pictures (complete w/ descriptions) feel free to check out my picasa pics here.
