2 or 3 Feet Under: Day 1

Post by brittanydyan

February 5, 2010 at 8:40 pm

Okay, so we’re not quite there yet.

But, we are about to experience a “history-making snow storm” according to Brian Williams on NBC’s Nightly News.  I mean, we are under a blizzard warning people!  For these reasons,  I thought it might be neat to chronicle the event.

As of now, we have approximately 4 inches on the ground.  Will and I are somewhat underwhelmed and doubtful of the impending doom.  However, I have been raised to have a deep respect for meteorology, and I generally trust the Weather Channel and the sensible, smart local broadcast guys (see Ken Cook and Bob Ryan).  And, all these outlets are in agreement.  Tonight’s weather will produce heavy wind and snow piles.

Right now, it’s a very wet, heavy snow, and I’m seriously worried about the survival of some of the plants in the yard.  They are a’ leaning.  Considering what’s coming, the little trees might snap. The roads are turning white, and I hear less and less road traffic every hour.  I really don’t think there is anywhere to go…

…which brings me to the question(s) of the hour: what are we going to do this weekend, and how long will we be here?

Well, this Friday night doesn’t feel that much different that others.  We have plans about 50% of the time, so tonight is much like other Friday nights.  Will was “released” from work at noon, and Metro-ed home before the snow became problematic.  We enjoyed our weekly Digorno pizza and plan to watch our Netflix movie.  Everything normal here.  We just keep peaking outside to assess the snowpocalypse in action.

Tune in tomorrow for stories of shoveling, stir crazies, and snow pics.  I hadn’t even considered that we might lose power until Will’s mom asked me about it earlier today.  Eeesh!

For now, we aren’t going anywhere, and we’re happy about it.

Here are some pictures of snows gone by.