Still Marveling
This is hard to believe. Only three days after we had a 16 inch snow here, another big snow storm is predicted to strike. Right now the prediction calls for snow starting on Sunday night and continuing all day Monday, with a total accumulation of another 10-15 inches. Winds will be strong throughout, causing extensive drifting and compromised visibility.
Shane already is scheduled to be on the snow removal job at 3:00 Monday morning. I'm thinking I'll sleep better that night and enjoy the day more on Monday if I don't think about this a whole lot. I really like snowstorms best when everyone I know and love is safely ensconced inside their own home. I have great respect for those who work hard to help people who must be out and about. Not so much respect for people who make being at work such a high priority that they risk life and limb and ask others to do the same--to do jobs that could just as well be done another day as on a snowy day.
If a baby is arriving or someone is dying, the heroics in getting somewhere for help are in order. Caring for those who are ill must happen too. Other emergency workers are often needed on the job. If animals are suffering or perishing, it's worth seeing after them. In my opinion, most other things aren't worth getting on the road for. If public servants are telling people to stay off the road, they probably have a good reason for doing so.
Grant and Clarissa were in town today. They reported seeing scads of couples shopping together--probably doing exactly what they themselves were doing--needing to do some shopping before the next storm, but most of the women not brave enough to venture out alone. Huge snow ridges occupy the center of most streets.
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The rest of Lowell's family got home safely yesterday, presumably on the second flight on which they were waiting on standby. In a long line of people in the same situation for the first flight, only one was able to board. On the second flight from Houston to Wichita, they were numbers 2, 3, & 4 in line, and apparently made it.
This morning Joseph called me with the exciting news that he had just seen a Common Redpoll in the vicinity of their bird feeders. He said people all over Kansas have been seeing them this winter, but he never had. I've never seen one.
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Grant cleared Dad and Mom's driveway with Shane's skid steer, so Dad could keep his appointment with the radiologist.
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Dorcas and Tristan came over today and we made doughnuts together. Shane stopped in later, as did Grant and Clarissa. We're missing Joel's family, who will be in CO for three more weeks.
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Later:
Hiromi reported that the number of shoppers at Wal-Mart was "worse than Christmas."
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Roof collapses are a concern with the upcoming additional snow accumulation. Some precipitation may fall as sleet at the beginning of the storm. Winds now are predicted to be sustained at 25-35, with gusts to 40. I don't want to know what that feels like, and I'm feeling sorry for outdoor animals and their caretakers.
A slight revision of snow amounts now calls for 8-14 inches. A lot, in any case.
Shane already is scheduled to be on the snow removal job at 3:00 Monday morning. I'm thinking I'll sleep better that night and enjoy the day more on Monday if I don't think about this a whole lot. I really like snowstorms best when everyone I know and love is safely ensconced inside their own home. I have great respect for those who work hard to help people who must be out and about. Not so much respect for people who make being at work such a high priority that they risk life and limb and ask others to do the same--to do jobs that could just as well be done another day as on a snowy day.
If a baby is arriving or someone is dying, the heroics in getting somewhere for help are in order. Caring for those who are ill must happen too. Other emergency workers are often needed on the job. If animals are suffering or perishing, it's worth seeing after them. In my opinion, most other things aren't worth getting on the road for. If public servants are telling people to stay off the road, they probably have a good reason for doing so.
Grant and Clarissa were in town today. They reported seeing scads of couples shopping together--probably doing exactly what they themselves were doing--needing to do some shopping before the next storm, but most of the women not brave enough to venture out alone. Huge snow ridges occupy the center of most streets.
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The rest of Lowell's family got home safely yesterday, presumably on the second flight on which they were waiting on standby. In a long line of people in the same situation for the first flight, only one was able to board. On the second flight from Houston to Wichita, they were numbers 2, 3, & 4 in line, and apparently made it.
This morning Joseph called me with the exciting news that he had just seen a Common Redpoll in the vicinity of their bird feeders. He said people all over Kansas have been seeing them this winter, but he never had. I've never seen one.
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Grant cleared Dad and Mom's driveway with Shane's skid steer, so Dad could keep his appointment with the radiologist.
*************************
Dorcas and Tristan came over today and we made doughnuts together. Shane stopped in later, as did Grant and Clarissa. We're missing Joel's family, who will be in CO for three more weeks.
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Later:
Hiromi reported that the number of shoppers at Wal-Mart was "worse than Christmas."
*************************
Roof collapses are a concern with the upcoming additional snow accumulation. Some precipitation may fall as sleet at the beginning of the storm. Winds now are predicted to be sustained at 25-35, with gusts to 40. I don't want to know what that feels like, and I'm feeling sorry for outdoor animals and their caretakers.
A slight revision of snow amounts now calls for 8-14 inches. A lot, in any case.
posted by Mrs. I (Miriam Iwashige) at
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