Finding Nemo

There’s been this bitty snow storm hammering the north eastern United States today. A little winter storm called “Nemo.”

 

I raced home from work after teaching my morning class, hoping to miss the worst of the road conditions. I did.

The calm before the storm.
The calm before the storm.

Then it got bad.

Photo taken not one hour later.
Photo taken not one hour later.
Looking the other way. There's a major thoroughfare down there somewhere.
Looking the other way. There’s a major thoroughfare down there somewhere.

I took a little walk to pick up the boy from day care up the street.

NY State Highway 104 and Townline Road.
NY State Highway 104 and Townline Road.

After we got home, one of the plows came by.

Town of Williamson snow plow.
Town of Williamson snow plow.

And because the plow blocked the driveway with snow, I went ahead and cleared the whole thing. By then we had seven fresh inches of snow. In 4.5 hours. That’s rapid snowfall.

The driveway, cleared of snow. For now.
The driveway, cleared of snow. For now.

We’ll see what tomorrow has to bring.

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Scientist (Paleontology, Geochemistry, Geology); Writer (Speculative and Science Fiction, plus technical and non-technical Science); Mom to great boy on the Autism spectrum; possessor of too many hobbies.

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  1. Rhonda@Laugh-Quotes's avatar Rhonda@Laugh-Quotes says:
    February 9, 2013 at 8:09 am

    Stay safe. Thanks for sharing the photos.

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  2. Dave H's avatar Dave H says:
    February 9, 2013 at 10:55 am

    This thing of naming winter storms is The Weather Channel’s idea. I suspect it’s to sell T-shirts.

    I drove home from Rochester about 5:00 PM and travel wasn’t bad at all. Traffic was light, so I suspect a lot of people went home early. I was able to get into my driveway so I didn’t bother clearing it. I’ll clean it out some time Saturday.

    I may complain about the Rochester area, but I’m happy to say I’d much rather drive in the snow here than in Ohio. People in Columbus are absolute idiots when it snows.

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