That’s what one of my co-workers said about the snowstorm that dumped 18 inches on parts of the Cape this past Sunday night.
\nHe’s right, we could have had a tsunami that would have wiped out all of the Outer Cape and just about everything else within a mile of the coast.<\/p>
\nSince Christmas day, the weather has been cold and miserable. There is so much snow that it isn’t even pretty, it’s just a reminder of how really nasty it is outside.
\nFor those of us who didn’t lose power there is gratitude that our tenuous hold on civilized comforts, like heat and light, didn’t break.
\nViewing the scenes of devastation in the countries bordering the Indian Ocean – especially the news reports about the children lost – makes even a major snow storm seem an inconvenience.
\nI got a ride from my next door neighbor yesterday to the shop, and I was able to work from home, courtesy of the high speed internet connection and more or less reliable electrical service.
\nEvery time the lights went out, I thought of the crews working in the cold and the dark to restore power to the thousands who were left without.
\nThe trunks of the 3 cedars in front of my house – planted close together so they look like one tree – have been bowing outward since yesterday. I tried to free them in the foot and a half of snow, but did a poor job of it, fearing that if I were too rigorous, I’d end up breaking the branches.
\nIt is supposed to warm up starting tomorrow, and I hope some of this stuff melts, as much for the benefit of the trees as anyone else’s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
That’s what one of my co-workers said about the snowstorm that dumped 18 inches on parts of the Cape this past Sunday night. He’s right, we could have had a tsunami that would have wiped out all of the Outer … Continue reading