Friday, December 29, 2017

Lesson 514: Snowpocalypse '17

Hello, Readers.
Eloise, here,
fresh from the dig out of a record breaking snowfall.

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The Lamp Post received lots of snow!


This, the most recent statistics at this writing on Friday, December 29th:


Christmas Week Historic Lake-Effect Snow

From Sunday evening into Wednesday morning, Erie's snow total was an astounding 65.1 inches. A stationary lake-effect snow band off Lake Erie dumped an incredible 34 inches of snow at Erie Airport on Christmas Day alone, with an additional 26.5 inches on Tuesday.

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This prolific event shattered several snowfall records that date back to 1893 in Erie, as well as a Pennsylvania state record, according to the National Weather Service office in Cleveland:
  • All-time record for two-day snowfall in the state of Pennsylvania: 60.5 inches (Dec. 25-26); previous record was 44 inches in Morgantown on March 20-21, 1958
  • All-time record for snow in any single day in Erie: 34 inches (Dec. 25); previous record was 20 inches on Nov. 22, 1956
  • 24-hour snowfall record for Dec. 25 in Erie: 34 inches; previous record was 8.1 inches in 2002
  • 24-hour snowfall record for Dec. 26 in Erie: 26.5 inches; previous record was 8.2 inches in 1926


  • 13-day snowfall: 52.8 inches (Dec. 31, 1998-Jan. 12, 1999)
That's not a misprint. Erie picked up more snow in less than 36 hours in this event than its previous 13-day snowstorm record.

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Needless to say, the 103.1 inches of snow so far in December (as of Thursday) is the city's snowiest single month on record, crushing the previous record of 66.9 inches in December 1989.











Today we had a bit of a break in the morning,
and as the sun rose over the vineyards,


we started digging.




Snow plows have been a welcome sight.

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With Cold Miser ordering up another helping for Erie,

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we had to get down to business in a hurry.
The hardest task by far has been clearing Sam's trampoline!


With the break in the snow, 
we ran a couple of returns back to the mall area.
This is snow being removed from the Lowe's roof.

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This is snow being shoveled off the roof of Wegmans.

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Parking was a bit of a challenge,

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but we made the best of things.
The golf dome at Family First Sports Park is no more.
It collapsed under the weight of all the snow.

Our worst catastrophe were the new lighted deer.


At first I pined for the old wooden ones my hubby made for me
that we lost in our barn fire this summer.
In time, 
the lighted trio won me over 
because of how pretty they looked in the snow.

Until my husband ran over the power cord with the snow blower.
Sigh.


The kids have been making the best of things,


which includes building snowmen.

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They've been a big help in providing food and shelter 
for my managed feral cat colony.


Even though it's snowing,
I can't help but think about the warmer days ahead--
like July and the Erie Half Marathon.
Here's my training plan!

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Join my group starting in January.
We'll run to all of these wineries!
It's so fun because after you get done running,
you can sample wine!
Looks as though the last one will be a surprise for you!

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Turn the light on at the Lamp Post on New Year's Eve
for the annual Lamp Post Year in Review.
We've had a busy year!

Stay warm, everyone.
Eloise


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