Ja, es ist Schnee, der fällt

[Thomas]

Two stories from me:

#1. Somewhere in early 1980s. Big storm coming up the East Coast from the south on the same day that we are supposed to drive from NYCity to College Park, Maryland. In our brand spanking new Toyota Tercel 4 Wheel Drive we figured how bad can a snowstorm down south be--after all, I lived in Maryland for 3 years at Andrews Air Force Base and at College Park, and I had not seen more than dustings.

Short story: it took us 17 hours to make a 4-hour drive, and most of that time was spent standing still just before the Baltimore Tunnel entrance, with no way to get off the road.

#2. March 1993 a major "Noreaster" comes through the Finger Lakes region. Feet of snow blanket the area over a 36-hour period. The next morning, I get in my Subaru All Wheel Drive to get the mail at our PO Box and to pick up some groceries. While driving the six miles to downtown, the roads are semi-cleared, with just a narrow opening to get through and ten-foot high piles that had been plowed on either side of me. Luckily, I seemed to be the only one out driving. When I got to town, no one was there--everything was closed.

It wasn't until I got back home and turned on the radio when I found out that anyone other than emergency vehicles caught driving on the roads that day would be fined.




[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 01-15-2011).]