Valentine's Blizzard
Last Wednesday was the Valentine’s Day blizzard. We got 30 inches in Montpelier, which might be a record.
School was canceled on Wednesday. Again on Thursday. And on Friday. Montpelier is taking its sweet time cleaning up this mess. Now, I understand that this was a big blizzard and we got a lot of snow. But this is Montpelier, VERMONT. It snows here. A lot. A couple days I can understand. But on Monday there are still a ton of sidewalks that are choked with snow, so the elementary and middle school were closed (apparently the HS was going to be closed, but the mayor told the school superintendent that was “unacceptable” so the HS was open).
Wednesday morning is also when the mystery Valentine's Day bandit hits Montpelier, leaving paper hearts everywhere -- on storefronts, the Statehouse, etc. This year I got pictures.
Behind the cut are photos:
Taken Thursday morning, the massive pile of snow that formed after shoveling our driveway:
Thursday morning, the choked sidewalks of downtown Montpelier:
The Valentine Bandit hits the Statehouse:
Close-up view:
On the windows downtown:
Rich shovels:
I shovel:;
There's a chair under there (and you can also get a sense of the colors we painted our house this summer):
From our deck, looking at our neighbor's house
Oh, it'll be fun when all this melts...
School was canceled on Wednesday. Again on Thursday. And on Friday. Montpelier is taking its sweet time cleaning up this mess. Now, I understand that this was a big blizzard and we got a lot of snow. But this is Montpelier, VERMONT. It snows here. A lot. A couple days I can understand. But on Monday there are still a ton of sidewalks that are choked with snow, so the elementary and middle school were closed (apparently the HS was going to be closed, but the mayor told the school superintendent that was “unacceptable” so the HS was open).
Wednesday morning is also when the mystery Valentine's Day bandit hits Montpelier, leaving paper hearts everywhere -- on storefronts, the Statehouse, etc. This year I got pictures.
Behind the cut are photos:
Taken Thursday morning, the massive pile of snow that formed after shoveling our driveway:
Thursday morning, the choked sidewalks of downtown Montpelier:
The Valentine Bandit hits the Statehouse:
Close-up view:
On the windows downtown:
Rich shovels:
I shovel:;
There's a chair under there (and you can also get a sense of the colors we painted our house this summer):
From our deck, looking at our neighbor's house
Oh, it'll be fun when all this melts...