The morning after
2/17/06 6:53 am.
8º F, Coldly clear , NW wind 6 mph.
Good morning,
A blizzard it was, now the cold. Officially we have 13.1" of snow and I believe it. While the wind has died down some at the moment, it is expected to come up again for all day and into tomorrow. The weatherman is talking of -30º F wind chill for tonight and tomorrow! Sounds like northern Wisconsin I left 35+ years ago! I went out and shoveled off the ramp late yesterday afternoon. I thought there was about 8" of snow there at the time, but as I put the shovel to it - there was more like 10" and still snowing. I have not been out this morning yet, but it looks like there is another 3-4" of new snow on the deck. Suspect I will do little outside today other than shovel snow. There have not been any plows by yet today, so will not be going anywhere soon.
All of the schools in this area are closed and all of the cities have declared snow emergencies until noon or later with no parking on any street. The schools further inland and south are starting a couple hours late at present. The interstate system is still in bad shape and the police officials are telling everyone to stay off of them for now. There are something like 150 vehicles abandoned along I-43 from Manitowoc north. There also are huge numbers of accidents reported on the highways except in Kewaunee and Door counties with only three accidents each.
The chicken soup Margriet started the day before yesterday, she turned into a Dutch style - with meatballs in it! Never had that before and it really is good. There is enough for a few days lunch left. It sure smelled good cooking all day yesterday. She also woke up the sourdough starter, so expect there will be bread baking today. It sure is tough enduring all the good smells that fill this house. It is also tough to have to eat all of the good stuff too.
I just brought up the webcam in Enschede ( http://www.enschede.nl/SPY/CamPage.htm ) which shows they are having rain and gray day. The folks are pretty warmly dressed too. By contrast, I also brought up the webcam from Washington Island ( http://www.wisferry.com/webcam.htm ) it showed bright sunshine and snow on the ground. There also doesn’t appear to be as much snow as here, but all of the webcams are showing exposed points on the island and the tip of Door county. Maybe we should put a webcam up here so you can see the snow fall and then melt. Sounds exciting.
Time to get the shovel a-going. Hope I can find one that fits my hands.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
8º F, Coldly clear , NW wind 6 mph.
Good morning,
A blizzard it was, now the cold. Officially we have 13.1" of snow and I believe it. While the wind has died down some at the moment, it is expected to come up again for all day and into tomorrow. The weatherman is talking of -30º F wind chill for tonight and tomorrow! Sounds like northern Wisconsin I left 35+ years ago! I went out and shoveled off the ramp late yesterday afternoon. I thought there was about 8" of snow there at the time, but as I put the shovel to it - there was more like 10" and still snowing. I have not been out this morning yet, but it looks like there is another 3-4" of new snow on the deck. Suspect I will do little outside today other than shovel snow. There have not been any plows by yet today, so will not be going anywhere soon.
All of the schools in this area are closed and all of the cities have declared snow emergencies until noon or later with no parking on any street. The schools further inland and south are starting a couple hours late at present. The interstate system is still in bad shape and the police officials are telling everyone to stay off of them for now. There are something like 150 vehicles abandoned along I-43 from Manitowoc north. There also are huge numbers of accidents reported on the highways except in Kewaunee and Door counties with only three accidents each.
The chicken soup Margriet started the day before yesterday, she turned into a Dutch style - with meatballs in it! Never had that before and it really is good. There is enough for a few days lunch left. It sure smelled good cooking all day yesterday. She also woke up the sourdough starter, so expect there will be bread baking today. It sure is tough enduring all the good smells that fill this house. It is also tough to have to eat all of the good stuff too.
I just brought up the webcam in Enschede ( http://www.enschede.nl/SPY/CamPage.htm ) which shows they are having rain and gray day. The folks are pretty warmly dressed too. By contrast, I also brought up the webcam from Washington Island ( http://www.wisferry.com/webcam.htm ) it showed bright sunshine and snow on the ground. There also doesn’t appear to be as much snow as here, but all of the webcams are showing exposed points on the island and the tip of Door county. Maybe we should put a webcam up here so you can see the snow fall and then melt. Sounds exciting.
Time to get the shovel a-going. Hope I can find one that fits my hands.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
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