My good friend Al Roker was being interviewed by Channel 7 tonight. He said the most important part of reporting the weather was protecting one's melon. As my meteorological idol, I felt obliged to protect my melon. This one's for you Al.
The snow is just starting to get really bad out there. Check out this video from the back deck taken around 5:30.
I barely survived that wind gust. I never realized how dangerous this type of thing could be, but I'm glad I was well prepared for the conditions. On the right, you've got another view of the deck. I had swept it about 30 minutes before the picture was taken. The wind up there is quickly covering my attempts at keeping it clean. Below you can get a sense of my jump zone. Once again, with Al's advice, I will be protecting my melon if I end up going for it.
As I ventured out further, I could see the tremendous strength of Super Storm Nemo.
These two shots give you a glance at the speed of each individual flake. It almost felt as if I was being attacked by thousands of little ice crystals. In order to get clearer photographs, I was forced to turn the light on my camera off. At first I was afraid, I was petrified. I was thinking how could I live without that light by my side, but I survived.
The front stairs are almost completely covered with snow. This is a typical drift area, but I didn't feel it was a safe area to jump into...plus there is a safety cone. You must take caution in the presence of a safety cone. Outside of the drift area, the snow seems to have covered about 3.5-4 inches. The depression left by my boots do not go all the way to the pavement, which means I am packing down the snow as I trek. It will make it harder to shovel in the morning, but it is worth the extra effort to bring you the news outside of my house.
This is what I wanted for Christmas this year. I had to wait until February, but I love the way the lights look in the snow. I will be back out later for more action shots...but without the flash. Look at a picture with the flash:
The streaks of light that you see are not aliens or ghosts!!! I know you were concerned. They are just snowflakes, but they can really ruin a photo. If this were '78, I would have had to have thrown out my Polaroid shots...after spending all that time shaking them.
I mentioned earlier that I was thinking of starting a little side business tonight. Well, I received a little information relative to my driving during the storm. Apparently, media credentials are kind of hard to get. First, you need to prepare your information...check. Second, you need to make contact with the press office for the event you are covering. Well, all state employees are supposed to be working from home and until I get my press pass, I cannot drive...so, I will have to walk door to door asking people if they work for the State's Press office and then I'd have to convince them to give me the credentials. I'm a pretty charming guy, so assuming I find someone, I think I got that wrapped up.
I decided to turn to Plan B...no, not that plan B, but the one I referenced earlier. I am opening a Hot Cocoa and Coffee stand. I uncoiled my extension cord and plug in the Kuerig. I waited until I heard the sound of a snow plow. I waived at the driver as he sped on by, but he didn't seem to want my coffee.
To add insult to injury:
The snow in front of the mailbox is heavier and wetter than the other snow.
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