The Blizzard of 2010

On Sunday afternoon Dec 26 heavy snow started to fall with strong winds as well. that combination can be called a blizzard if the winds are strong enough. In some areas the winds probably were that strong. We ended up with about 18 inches of snow at our house. New York City got about 20 inches. This year we are paying someone to plow our driveway instead of Jim doing it. The plow guy came through once during the night and then again in late morning on the 27th after the snow stopped falling. We have a snowblower, so that allowed Jim to clear our sidewalks and front of the garage in a bit more than an hour along with some old fashioned shoveling. It was cold, but not too bad. It was difficult to tell how much snow we had because the wind blew so much around. In some large areas we had 3.5 feet piled in drifts while other areas were around 8 inches. However the neighboring town reported 17 inches and we usually get a little bit more. Our electricity stayed on the entire storm, but our cable connection was out for about 16 hours.
On Tuesday the 28th the roads were pretty clear and Jim drove to Cape Cod with Ziggy and Zoe going along. They are never too happy about making such trips, but after the trip from Bangalore to NY, they are seasoned travelers now!
The Eastern parts of Cape Cod did not get much snow- because it stands further out into the warmer ocean water, that area often gets rain instead of snow.
This was the first time Jim, Ziggy and Zoe have been to the cape since early Oct. 2008!
Just like our main home the one on the Cape needs some attention as well.