Nine degrees. That is the projectedon Jan. 22. The warmest the area is supposed to be by the end of the month is 34 degrees. Old man winter reared his ugly head on Dec. 26 with a massive snowstorm, and has not yet relented. Two other snowstorms hit Long Island after the day after Christmas blizzard, andin the next 10 days. Enough is enough.After three days of warmer temperatures that were filled with rain, the thermometer plummeted yet again, causing all of the rain to freeze. Roads became treacherous sheets of black ice. After another snowstorm on the night of Jan. 20, schools across Long Island had delayed openings and the Long Island Expressway was at a standstill during rush hour traffic, causing businesses to start their days a little later than usual. By mid-afternoon on Jan. 21, all of the roads were plowed, yet a thin sheet of ice remained. Rain caused chunks of ice to form in the snow and on snowbanks, making them very heavy and even dangerous. Snow was so heavy that part of .And nothing is worse than trying to use a snow blower in heavy snow on a sheet of ice. I pulled muscles that I didn't even know that I had. Since my husband works for a town on Long Island, he usually has to stay late. I try to make his life easier by clearing out the driveway.This morning, after another four inches of snow fell on top of that sheet of ice, I attempted to start the snow blower. After 20 minutes of cursing, pulling, yanking and shouting at it, the darn thing finally started. I walked down my driveway, trying to plow a path, and slid on the ice. As I went down, I let go of the snow blower. The handle got stuck and kept it in the "drive" position. The snowblower continued down out steep driveway, me sliding behind it, until it landed in the snowbank at the edge of the driveway, left there by the road plow from the previous two snowfalls. I got up, brushed myself off, turned off the snowblower and went into the house. Needless to say, my husband dealt with it when he got home.The snow is so deep that I can't even take my twin 3-year-olds outside to play.It goes past their waists, which is pretty terrifying for a pre-schooler. My son won't even go outside-- not even on the deck, which we have shoveled off. My daughter ventures out to the edge of the deck, sees the ocean of white, then hightails it back inside. I don't blame her. Even if the snow was manageable, it is unbelievably cold. There are no signs of the weather warming up, either. You can make ice cubes without using a freezer in less than three hours-- Just stick your tray outside. Even my chihuahua tries her best to not have to go out to "do her business". She holds it as long as she can, then sits in front of the bathroom door, as though she wants to use the toilet. Unfortunately, I'm too lazy to teach her how, so it's out into the cold she goes. Usually she sniffs around, but not in this weather. Instead, she runs to a place, squats, and runs back inside. I tried to put booties on her, but they slowed her down more than kept her warm.I'd like to talk to Al Gore about global warming. Let him come visit Long Island this weekend. I can't remember the last time we had single digits more than two days in a row. And, I swear to God, if one more person says to me, "But this is a part of global warming," I am going to tackle them into a snow bank.Uninspired (DB 76) .Always Two Sides to the Coin (HZTRAX005) .EQ My Levels .An Italian Night with Martin Gore.Ymdj
Deep Freeze Hits Long Island, N.Y.
Nine degrees. That is the projectedon Jan. 22. The warmest the area is supposed to be by the end of the month is 34 degrees. Old man winter reared his ugly head on Dec. 26 with a massive snowstorm, and has not yet relented. Two other snowstorms hit Long Island after the day after Christmas blizzard, andin the next 10 days. Enough is enough.After three days of warmer temperatures that were filled with rain, the thermometer plummeted yet again, causing all of the rain to freeze. Roads became treacherous sheets of black ice. After another snowstorm on the night of Jan. 20, schools across Long Island had delayed openings and the Long Island Expressway was at a standstill during rush hour traffic, causing businesses to start their days a little later than usual. By mid-afternoon on Jan. 21, all of the roads were plowed, yet a thin sheet of ice remained. Rain caused chunks of ice to form in the snow and on snowbanks, making them very heavy and even dangerous. Snow was so heavy that part of .And nothing is worse than trying to use a snow blower in heavy snow on a sheet of ice. I pulled muscles that I didn't even know that I had. Since my husband works for a town on Long Island, he usually has to stay late. I try to make his life easier by clearing out the driveway.This morning, after another four inches of snow fell on top of that sheet of ice, I attempted to start the snow blower. After 20 minutes of cursing, pulling, yanking and shouting at it, the darn thing finally started. I walked down my driveway, trying to plow a path, and slid on the ice. As I went down, I let go of the snow blower. The handle got stuck and kept it in the "drive" position. The snowblower continued down out steep driveway, me sliding behind it, until it landed in the snowbank at the edge of the driveway, left there by the road plow from the previous two snowfalls. I got up, brushed myself off, turned off the snowblower and went into the house. Needless to say, my husband dealt with it when he got home.The snow is so deep that I can't even take my twin 3-year-olds outside to play.It goes past their waists, which is pretty terrifying for a pre-schooler. My son won't even go outside-- not even on the deck, which we have shoveled off. My daughter ventures out to the edge of the deck, sees the ocean of white, then hightails it back inside. I don't blame her. Even if the snow was manageable, it is unbelievably cold. There are no signs of the weather warming up, either. You can make ice cubes without using a freezer in less than three hours-- Just stick your tray outside. Even my chihuahua tries her best to not have to go out to "do her business". She holds it as long as she can, then sits in front of the bathroom door, as though she wants to use the toilet. Unfortunately, I'm too lazy to teach her how, so it's out into the cold she goes. Usually she sniffs around, but not in this weather. Instead, she runs to a place, squats, and runs back inside. I tried to put booties on her, but they slowed her down more than kept her warm.I'd like to talk to Al Gore about global warming. Let him come visit Long Island this weekend. I can't remember the last time we had single digits more than two days in a row. And, I swear to God, if one more person says to me, "But this is a part of global warming," I am going to tackle them into a snow bank.Uninspired (DB 76) .Always Two Sides to the Coin (HZTRAX005) .EQ My Levels .An Italian Night with Martin Gore.Ymdj