That's the first wave...

[edschweppe]

Around nine inches of white stuff on the ground, with a nice freezing drizzle crust on top. The National Weather Service says I might get a few more inches later tonight.

Then there's a chance of snow Saturday and Saturday night.

Then there's likely going to be snow Monday night into Tuesday.

Then there's still the rest of February and all of March to go.

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Actually, as long as I don't have to drive in it, I like the snow. And this should hopefully give us a solid snowpack for the rest of the winter. The worst winters, IMNSHO, are the ones where we get heavy snow, then it mostly melts leaving brown and grey crap, then we get heavy snow, then it mostly melts, etc. etc. etc. Too many snow-to-bare-ground transitions per season get to me after a while.

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[anne]

Whereas over here it was mostly wintry mix, except for that really spectacular whiteout in the middle. I feel cheated! And also I don't want to go out in the slush tomorrow. But we did get a half-day off! That was nice.

[edschweppe]

That sort of thing happens a lot with snowstorms around here - a rain/snow line typically sets up somewhere west and north of Boston, with the city getting mixed slop and the outer suburbs getting mostly snow.

Any chance of seeing you at Boskone?

[anne]

I'm planning on Sunday. Maybe Saturday afternoon if the job fair isn't too depressing. Or maybe if it is, I dunno...I'm way behind on life, though, so I might go home and clean house, a thing I haven't done since Thanksgiving. :-P