Blizzard of 2005 (Day 2)
9:00 AM
Woke up at 8AM today with the sound of another plow mowing the asphalt. The coffee last night was suppose to be decaf, ad the check mark on it cup said it was decaf but I kept turning in bed until 2:30AM, listenng to the shoveling downstairs and the whistling wind.
I got up and looked outside. The snow had obviously continued to fall through the night and according to the news, Manhattan now is now buried 13 inches deep. The strong winds are blowing chunky bits of snow horizontally. I shiver at the image, knowing very well that the wind makes it bitterly cold outside. The snow that attached itself on some of the parked vehicles have turned into ice or icicles. The streets remain empty, almost like a ghost-town, if you know Manhattan.
Downstairs, the shoveling hasn't been able to cope with the snowfall. The sidewalks remain snowed-in despite being salted and cleared now and then. We still have about 3 hours of snow but am looking forward to going out and playing on the snow at Central Park, making snow bunnies or snow angels.
11:00 AM
Is this Manhattan on a Sunday at a little before noon?
3:00 PM
The snow had stopped a little before noon. My friend and I left the apartment and trodded through knee deep snow. The main thoroughares had been plowed and cleared. Most of the secondary streets were not plowed and not salted and so remained snowy, slippery. Some street corners have snow banks that were thigh-high making it a major hurdle to cross to get anywhere.
We took the crosstown bus to Central Park and where kids and adults alike were with their skis, snowboards and sleds with them, ready to party. Dogs also were having the most fun time playing through powdery snow.
It is hard to keep the Manhattanite indoors. With famously small apartments, the first chance to go out and enjoy is taken advantage of. Who would have thought that this morning, while snow warnings were still up that people would be trooping to the parks already and having fun?!
By mid-afternoon, the rest of the city is back in business despite the mounds of snow everywhere.
Too much hype and eventually the blizzard wasn't as grand as the media made it out to be. I think nothing still outdoes the 2003 Blizzard - unless you are in Boston where they had 2 feet of snow!
Woke up at 8AM today with the sound of another plow mowing the asphalt. The coffee last night was suppose to be decaf, ad the check mark on it cup said it was decaf but I kept turning in bed until 2:30AM, listenng to the shoveling downstairs and the whistling wind.
I got up and looked outside. The snow had obviously continued to fall through the night and according to the news, Manhattan now is now buried 13 inches deep. The strong winds are blowing chunky bits of snow horizontally. I shiver at the image, knowing very well that the wind makes it bitterly cold outside. The snow that attached itself on some of the parked vehicles have turned into ice or icicles. The streets remain empty, almost like a ghost-town, if you know Manhattan.
Downstairs, the shoveling hasn't been able to cope with the snowfall. The sidewalks remain snowed-in despite being salted and cleared now and then. We still have about 3 hours of snow but am looking forward to going out and playing on the snow at Central Park, making snow bunnies or snow angels.
11:00 AM
Is this Manhattan on a Sunday at a little before noon?
3:00 PM
The snow had stopped a little before noon. My friend and I left the apartment and trodded through knee deep snow. The main thoroughares had been plowed and cleared. Most of the secondary streets were not plowed and not salted and so remained snowy, slippery. Some street corners have snow banks that were thigh-high making it a major hurdle to cross to get anywhere.
We took the crosstown bus to Central Park and where kids and adults alike were with their skis, snowboards and sleds with them, ready to party. Dogs also were having the most fun time playing through powdery snow.
It is hard to keep the Manhattanite indoors. With famously small apartments, the first chance to go out and enjoy is taken advantage of. Who would have thought that this morning, while snow warnings were still up that people would be trooping to the parks already and having fun?!
By mid-afternoon, the rest of the city is back in business despite the mounds of snow everywhere.
Too much hype and eventually the blizzard wasn't as grand as the media made it out to be. I think nothing still outdoes the 2003 Blizzard - unless you are in Boston where they had 2 feet of snow!