I grew up in New York City. I can remember walking to school in 5th grade in a snowstorm of 17″ and they sent us home. That was the only time EVER do I remember not having school due to weather. In Northern Virginia, schools close at the “threat” of snow. Well, this past week certainly warrented school closings.
I remember the month after my daughter was born in January 1996. We had a storm of 26 inches and I was living in Centreville at the time. Everything, including my office, was closed for a week. This past Friday and Saturday we passed that with 32.5″ at Dulles airport. As Randy Jackson says, “What”? I am still in awe at what it looked like outside. It was absolutely sureal. No roads, no cars, no grass, trees buried, just breath-taking. I plowed and shoveled multiple times to prevent it from being overwhelming. Not sure if it helped! I ventured out to go food shopping and the mall. The roads were so bad. Main roads (28, 50, West Ox) were one lane at best of packed-down snow. There were numerous areas that had 2 lanes that due to snow plows, turned abruptly into one and a half lanes WITHOUT notice. I can’t imagine how many accidents this will cause over the next 2 weeks.
On the heals of this storm came another one. O.k., I’m done. There is no where to throw the snow. My dog is confused. I spend much of the day rescheduling patients. I’m constantly hungry. I exercise to kill time. I nap. THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO DO!!!!! I just informed my kids they will have to be in school until the week before Labor Day, so they may get 6 Summer days off.
Now for the good news: I just put in a call to some important people that have agreed to shut the snow making machine off for a while. You are all welcome in advance. NO MORE!