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So I'm sure a fair number of you have heard about the blizzard that has beset Maryland and neighboring provinces. At last count, I think we got 30 inches--at least, where I was staying.
I neglected to bring my camera home with me - I stayed at my parents' this weekend, refusing to believe that the snowfall would be this gargantuan - but here is a taste of what the aftereffects of the snowstorm looked like, courtesy of my sister's camera.
We had to get on top of the car to push the snow off the roof. It was difficult because snow surrounded it, thigh-deep. But at one point, I was literally walking on top of the snow! But soon, I fell into it and realized it was folly not to have put on snowpants, because my legs and butt were wet and freezing.
This is an insufficient representation of how much snow really fell. A number of trees actually fell (split open, sundered) because they were so weighed down with snow.
I feel fortunate to have made it back to my apartment by late Sunday. There were a number of cars beached and abandoned on I-95, but we have a Navigator - we definitely made use of the 4WD. It was necessary for me to get back to my own place, though, because I had an enormous falling-out with my mother earlier that afternoon. It began with my mother screaming at me that I didn't appreciate anything she did for me and that I never did anything in return for her; it ended with both of us in tears, and my mother insisting that if I really cared about our family, I would never move far away, I'd stay within easy driving distance--and that I ought to put our family before many other things, and keep in almost-constant touch with her, or she didn't want to have a relationship with me at all.
I'm still a bit exhausted by the exchange, but I finally got a good night's sleep and I'm hoping to be productive today. I started on a new medication that's supposed to increase my energy and concentration. Haven't seen much change yet, though.
I neglected to bring my camera home with me - I stayed at my parents' this weekend, refusing to believe that the snowfall would be this gargantuan - but here is a taste of what the aftereffects of the snowstorm looked like, courtesy of my sister's camera.
We had to get on top of the car to push the snow off the roof. It was difficult because snow surrounded it, thigh-deep. But at one point, I was literally walking on top of the snow! But soon, I fell into it and realized it was folly not to have put on snowpants, because my legs and butt were wet and freezing.
This is an insufficient representation of how much snow really fell. A number of trees actually fell (split open, sundered) because they were so weighed down with snow.
I feel fortunate to have made it back to my apartment by late Sunday. There were a number of cars beached and abandoned on I-95, but we have a Navigator - we definitely made use of the 4WD. It was necessary for me to get back to my own place, though, because I had an enormous falling-out with my mother earlier that afternoon. It began with my mother screaming at me that I didn't appreciate anything she did for me and that I never did anything in return for her; it ended with both of us in tears, and my mother insisting that if I really cared about our family, I would never move far away, I'd stay within easy driving distance--and that I ought to put our family before many other things, and keep in almost-constant touch with her, or she didn't want to have a relationship with me at all.
I'm still a bit exhausted by the exchange, but I finally got a good night's sleep and I'm hoping to be productive today. I started on a new medication that's supposed to increase my energy and concentration. Haven't seen much change yet, though.