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[shadowkat]

Got up at 5:45 am, looked out the window - to what was mostly blizzard conditions - and flipped on the news - discovering that there were switch problems causing delays on the G, the roads while clearing were slippery and it was bitterly cold. Plus there was a second front expected this afternoon, which would dump even more snow on the area. In the shower, I decided that it would be really stupid to walk to the subway, in my sneakers, air cast, cane, in blizzard conditions and potentially long waits, then the two -three blocks over icy sidewalks to the LIRR, then up the six blocks in Jamaica, over icy sidewalks - considering I sprained my ankle in Jamaica without any ice on the sidewalks whatsoever. Granted could try a car service - but the roads are not safe, traffic is congested, and they are telling people to stay home or take public transit.

So, I wimped out and called in sick around 6:30 am, then went back to bed. Was hard enough just walking about yesterday with no snow on the ground, and no snow falling. Had to ice my knee and ankle for twenty minutes. I'll attempt it tomorrow, when the sidewalks have been shoveled. It'll be bad, but not impossible like today.

We currently have 7 inches, with an expected 10-12 inches in some areas. Gotta love March.
Have decided to celebrate my birthday in May from now on.

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[embers-log.livejournal.com]

oh I definitely think that snow is way worse, it is heavy and hard to clear, it clings to the car so you have to keep digging and wiping and de-frosting!
Rain is wet, and often comes with winds which reduce visibility, and here it comes with dense fog (which REALLY stops all visibility: according to one statistic fog causes more traffic accidents than snow or ice!), but at least it doesn't need to be shoveled, and you don't have to salt the streets!

But you're right, I'm not even counting the mud slides and floods and power outages! I shouldn't complain though, we desperately need the rain, the Governator had already started restricting water use, and the water companies have already raised prices, because the reservoirs are all so low.

I'd still rather have rain than snow, any day!