Last update to my storm pictures.... (Noon 2/10/13)
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For those folks who wonder what the big deal is about a little snow, I will explain. It's not that we can't handle it, it's that we don't get this kind of snow so much anymore.
When I was a girl we had lots of snow in the winter here on the Maine coast. And the old folks would tell us, "You think this is a lot of snow and cold? My grandparents took the sleigh/car across the harbor to visit relatives when I was a boy." My husband used to wear his snowsuit under his Halloween costume and climb over drifts to visit houses back when he lived up north.
But my own kids, they've seen my pansies still growing in November and December a couple of years back. The weather is just different now, so having snow like this brings back memories. (And besides, we're running a precipitation deficit and have been for several months, so getting some good snow matters. 
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Update: Well we finally look like winter should look! (Although the snowbanks aren't nearly as impressive as when I went to college in the mountains. I have fond memories of April sunbathing next to 15 and 20 footers!)
Video of the storm, and my husband taking measurements of the snow. (Updated at 2:40pm)
7:30am
Noon: 46 inches by the door, in the backyard 25 inches.
5:00pm and the drift at the door is now 52 inches.
Here's the cars this morning at 7:30 or so:
Noon
Cars at 5:00pm, and it's still snowing.
Cars at 11:00am the day after. Can't see the boulders lining the driveway now, and I gotta remember to tell the kids to stay off the snowbanks on the far left. My poor roses are under there! LOL
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had a wood stove back then, and I think that's why I feel uneasy without one now. 
(The island was connected to the mainland by a bridge, so it's not as romantic as it sounds. But it was an island nonetheless. )
I do NOT miss the snow, not even a little.
People here in Sarasota,FL start dropping in the streets when the
temps get to 60...
Stay warm and don't over do the shoveling.
right of the door. Now with the ice in the track can't move it anymore to close it anyway.
make up for it for me. Can't beat living in Maine.
(Reasons why here: http://www.thelestergalleryllc.com/terrell-lester/index.html )
too out of shape for snowshoeing and skiing, and sledding and ice fishing don't really do much for me.
But I am hanging on to the dream of planting some new flowers in my garden just 4 months from now! 
Here in Colorado we're in the middle of a nasty drought.
I live in the mountains and we've had our share of 2'-3' snowstorms. The biggest one ever was in 2002 when we got a "perfect storm" that dumped over five feet of snow with a few seven-foot drifts. We were snowed in for a week.
We could use a big storm to get the snowpack up, so...I'm jealous
I hope you don't lose power. Stay safe and warm.
changed since I was a kid. This was the standard winter snow I grew up with, but my kids have grown up to see the pansies still growing in November and December some years.
Thanks for the well-wishes. 
precipitation for months and months.
The kids are looking forward to finally having something to play in.
Love the video and pics! Thanks for sharing
It will be awhile before I have great grandchildren as my grandchildren are still young. Hoping they will be able to enjoy the 4 seasons and appreciate what nature has to offer as far as the beauty of it all
of photographs and video I have taken during hurricanes or the approach of one. The trees flail like that and bursts of rain will come down, similar to the way the snow did in your video. There is something fascinating about watching weather, especially really extreme weather like wind and rain that is out of the norm for your area! We watch as long as we can out our front door and through the bay window in our kitchen. We have to force ourselves to stay away from the windows when the storm is raging. During Hurricane Ivan, we got up in the middle of the night (during the height of the storm) to check on things. We saw a tree down in the front yard as we peered out the windows ... didn't DARE open the door to look. While I was standing there with my hands on the window cupped so I could see out, I felt a huge blast of wind hit the window and the glass part sort of flexed...not the glass but the whole section of glass in the window framing.....and I figured that it was good time to step away from the window. 
Hope you are safe and that your heater continues to keep you warm and toasty. After a hurricane, staying warm and toasty is not the problem. 
Maine coast in my lifetime, but nothing like what the south has to deal with. My cousins in Florida have had to put up with some nasty ones.
I agree that the weather is fascinating, but I like watching it from the safety of my own home, either through the window or on the TV. I love watching programs about storm chasing, and wonder at the bravery of the people who go out and do that stuff! 
I can't imagine looking out my door or window and seeing all that snow. What a beautiful scene. I wouldn't want to be in it but it's nice to look at.
watch the snow drifting past the bay window.
Yesterday we had "snowshine." That was really nice to watch.
All my snow blew away - roof and driveway are clear.
Skiing tomorrow!
I left my garage (barn) door open - not a flake inside.
The guy that built the place was genius.
Going to Black Mountain in Mexico.
$15 all day adult ticket - and no lift lines.
woo hoo!
mountains out that way.
Stay warm! 
It really is no big deal. Grew up in Iowa and lived in that area 45 years...those were real blizzards out there. This is actually more like Massholes trying to drive in their usual manner only in snow. We amuse ourselves up here by watching them on their way to the ski resorts.
I love snowstorms like this.
the snow has piled up or been blown away.
1 & 2) Shift it out of the way with plows and shovels. I have a feeling there is going to be a huge pile of it in my garden, just ahead of the cars.
3 & 4) Not worried about the glass in the doors at this point or the roof, but when we lived in a trailer hubby would have to go out and rake the roof off to keep it from caving in.
This is a pretty good amount of snow for here from one storm, but my cousins in Colorado have seen far worse.
Watching your husband work his way across the lawn reminds me of climbing up snow covered mountains in CA. Only those were chest deep. It takes a lof of energy to fight your way through it. He's a funny guy and you did an excellent job on the video!
It's the least I could do. Three years ago, we had it up to the 24 inch, with drifts unexpected for the SW of PA.
Thank you for sharing, and take care with the shoveling, cold upper body work can be hard, you no doubt know already.
me not being able to handle it. He is such an awesome guy!
