Snow

It is amazing to me that 8-10 inches of snow, accumulating over a 6-8 hour period, can cause so much damage.  Now I know those of you out there who live in the Northeastern States or even up towards Nova Scotia are probably rolling your eyes about now, but those 8-10 inches brought two states and the Nation's Capital to a standstill yesterday evening.  And when I say standstill, I mean a literal standstill.  People were actually stopping their cars on major and back roads and just walking away.  Some had run out of gas, some couldn't make their car go any further, and some were just tired of driving at 10 mph.  It took my poor husband about 5 hours to get home last night.  I couldn't believe his rotten luck.  But then I started talking to other friends and realized that he actually made good time. My friend and neighbor's husband didn't get home until 1am after driving about 9 hours and some of my other friends' husbands didn't even make it home at all.  Many people just gave up, turned around, and went back to work.  Unfortunately, many of them returned to offices without power or heat.  So although I had to shovel this morning until my arm hurt this morning and I'm getting cabin fever stuck in a house full of 11 people, we are truly blessed to how power, heat, and our Daddy home safe.  How does your state deal with snow storms?  Are they effective?  Grab a latte, put up your feet, and join the discussion!