Subj : snow..
To   : Daryl Stout
From : Barry Martin
Date : Sat Dec 13 2025 07:48:00


Hi Daryl!

 BM> As I told Mike over in Weather I ended up getting around 9" of
 BM> a heavier snow.  We shovelled several times, first time was
 BM> intending to mainly make a path for the mailman from one
 BM> neighbour to another (they both also do paths) -- I forgot to
 BM> tell Mike while we were out there sort of decided may as well
 BM> continue so do the whole thing.  Midafternoon and the following
 BM> morning did more.
 DS>   We had freezing rain on Monday, then some rain and sleet
 DS> Thursday. The higher elevations got snowfall.             
 
Freezing rain is no fun, even for people (semi-)accustomed to winter 
confitions: ice - essentially no grip when walking.


 DS>   The biggest problem overnight is black ice.
 
The sneaky form if ice!  At least with regular ice one can see it and 
(hopefully!) slow down, walk gingerly, etc.  Black ice: wham! surprise!


 DS>   Of course, there were wrecks from careless drivers.
 
Of course!  I wouldn't say all of them were careless: some cautious but 
Physics got the best of them.  

We're having a "First Alert Weekend", or a least one of the local TV 
stations uses that name -- this morning (Saturday) it's 7ø, with a wind 
chill of -5ø,  Those will also be the high through Monday morning.


 DS> ... HELP!! MY KEYBOARD CAPS LOCK KEY IS STUCK!!

Stop yelling! It's not that great of an emergency!!


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