Snowpocalypse?

8am, and while snow is reported heavy down in DC, and just reaching Asbury Park, NJ, there is none yet sighted in the city. However, the squirrels who are normally up and about at this point are nowhere to be seen, and I trust their forecasting more than I do the weathercritters...


The plan for today is to bake, clean, and write. And possibly meet friends for dinner downtown, assuming the snow is less than 6" at that point. We Shall See.

Updates as they happen.

mid-day report: Waiting for Snowpocalypse

Noon -- no snow, although it is cold and bitter outside. Snow could only improve the situation. Downtown (which is actually UP the hill from me) is bustling, which is unusual as this is a heavily Sabbath-observant area, and Saturday mornings tend to be quiet. Bakery was out of bread, supermarkets looked packed (I refused to go in) and the local greenmarket had moved all their flowers and produce inside, rather than the normal sidewalk display. To all intents and purposes, the neighborhood is preparing for seige (in truth, the mentality was much the same, with lots of dubious looks from whence our Enemy comes, etc).

On my way home, I saw a sand truck and a plow make their way through the streets, checking the placement of cars and whatnot along their route. I suspect the cops will be out and ticketing/towing as soon as a snow emergency is officially called.

It should just start already, please. Or skip us entirely -- at this point, we just want to KNOW.

EtA: external light just changed drastically -- enough that I noticed it with my back to the window. Hrm.

EtA2: reports have it snowing uptown Manhattan, but not in Inwood. Sloooowly it moves north...

EtA3: Snowpocalypse begins. Maybe. It looks pretty determined, coming down...