So, after getting buried under about six feet of snow, another two to three feet fell in a band south of Buffalo. It is certainly annoying, but not as bad as the 1977 blizzard which affected more of state with constant white-out conditions that shut down most of the upstate [anything north of New York City].

People have forgotten that you have to acclimate to the cold before you start shoveling, because your body tends to send blood to your extremities in the cold and reduces the supply for your internal organs. You need to achieve a balance before you start anything as strenuous as clearing wet snow, or you risk a heart attack.

Unfortunately before the crews can load the snow into the trucks and dump it into the lake, it is going to warm up and start melting. This will probably cause local flooding and set the scene for the worst – snow falling on ice covered roads after the melting. In addition the piles of snow are going to have ice shells over them. The people who don’t manage to get the snow off their roofs are in line for major damage even if the roof doesn’t collapse under the additional weight.

Remember – no matter how bad things seem to be, they can always get worse…

It’s hard to believe I’ve been doing this for a decade.

I did bulletin boards, USENET, and LISTSERV before the rise of blogs, but this seems to be more compatible with my temperament. Andante got me started, and I wish she had survived to be here. Like Jim and Melanie, she was taken too early because of our dysfunctional health care system.

Thanks for dropping by, even if you don’t want to comment.

Truce

Let’s ignore him

[Editor: Property and Excise actually touching without anyone getting clawed. This rare event brought to you by blankets on the futon and freezing temperatures.]

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