When I first heard about the reports of the heaviest snow falls in the Eastern USA for over 30 years I was sceptical. Maybe my natural cynicism at the Texan exaggeration – I know that the snow was in New York state and not in Austen Texas – aspect of American culture made me blase about the severity of the snow storm. A quick glance at some of the astonishing photographs emerging fr0m the USA rapidly disabused me of that notion.
The worst affected area appears to be the town of Buffalo in New York State where 6 feet [2 metres] of snow has been reported. The rate of the snow fall could rapidly trap people at work, on the highway and more embarassingly at their lovers apartment. Of course they could always claim without fear of contradiction that they were trapped in their vehicle somewhere. Meanwhile they were enjoyed an uninterrupted 48 hours in a romantic tryst!
Main picture: Don’t let the snow in!
I today tried to reach out to a colleague of mine, living in Connecticut. He has not yet replied. The last time they had a blizzard, he had to shovel snow for 6 hours – just to get from the house to the street. He has no generator = no problem for the food in the (deep) freezer but if you do not have power, it is not only difficult but also dangerous. I guess, even you would not be running in conditions like that ;-)