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Jean B.[_1_]

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> On Mon, 26 Jan 2015 20:37:58 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>> The big snow starts after midnight. Expecting 24", maybe more.
>
> I guess it has left the USA now because it is here. I am just keeping
> my fingers crossed that the power does not go down The wind is
> due to gust at 100km around lunchtime.
>
It is still snowing here. When I awoke, late (I obviously was going
nowhere) and looked out the window, the snow looked quite innocent, with
tiny flakes flakes drifting... I was going to say down, but they were
dancing all over the place. For a moment, I thought this must be a good
sign, that there couldn't be that much snow on the ground. But when I
got to the point where I could gaze out at the bird feeders and toward
the road, I was greeted by the appalling sight of A LOT of the dreadful
white stuff. I had decided NOT to start dealing with this at a time
that would guarantee that I would get soaking wet, so I haven't explored
yet. Instead I am pondering the most-logical approach. At least it
looks like the thoughtful plowing contractor has been on the job,
because we don't have a lot of compacted snow at the end of the driveway.

I will add that my main preparations were to get two more bird feeders
and a lot of bird food and suet, so my birds would be happy even if I
couldn't get to the feeders for a couple of days. Some idiot at one of
the places where I bought bird food told me I should take in my feeders
because the birds wouldn't be out. I am glad I was skeptical, because
the birds are very much in evidence.