I finally got out of my house!

[cali]

My ex-husband came and dug me out. In all the years I've lived in Vermont, I don't remember a storm like this. We got 32 inches in less than 24 hours on top of 5 inches the day before and we already had well over 2 feet on the ground. Off the path, the snow is over chest deep.

It's a winter wonderland alright.

[liberal N proud]

1. I see, NYT article here

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/us/08storm.html?src=twrhp

[cali]

5. thanks for the link.

more snow is forecast later this week. there's no place to put it. the roads where I live are like tunnels.

[liberal N proud]

14. Just glad I don't have to travel up there right now

We have to facilities in Vermont and I avoid traveling there this time of year.

[Warpy]

2. Meanwhile, people next door in NH

are cutting trees down and building arks, just in case.

Here in the desert southwest, we're having fires two months ahead of schedule because it's been so dry.

[csziggy]

10. And here in North Florida things are blooming and putting out leaves

Two month early. I'm expecting there to be a late frost to spoil the spring blooms, but I don't remember it ever being this warm this early. It has been lovely and warm for the last three weeks.

This is not normal!

[rox63]

3. We were lucky down here in MA

We only got rain out of that storm, although some areas are now seeing flooding. All hell will probably break loose when the snowmelt starts coming down from up north.

[EstimatedProphet]

4. We got all of ours in January-February

We had snow stacked up from plowing over 10 feet high until this weekend.

[cali]

8. We got all ours in Jan, Feb and March.

December wasn't bad though.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. How long were you trapped?

[cali]

7. Just since Sunday evening. I drove back from Burlington in the storm

I'd spent the weekend there.

[JuniperLea]

9. What a nice ex! Glad you're safe and sound!

Los Angeles is again rivaling Seattle in the rain department, which means a very green spring... and then a treacherous fire season come summer.

I'm a Cali girl, cali... I don't think I could survive long in a Vermont winter!

[cali]

12. Thanks, JL. And yes, he is a nice ex

Even drove me over to Burlington on Friday. We're much better as friends than we were as spouses.

[H2O Man]

11. Good.

The fellow who usually plows our driveway was "snowed in." A snow plow actually went off the road near our driveway. It took my son and daughters many hours to clear a path in our driveway.

[handmade34]

13. so jealous...

wish I was there... my kids were snowed in (and work shut down)...I always enjoyed being snowed in at home

[sinkingfeeling]

15. Post some pictures for us, please.

[madinmaryland]

16. Hey! Our daffodils and crocus are sprouting up! We should have daffodils

and crocus blooming here in a couple of weeks!

:woohoo:

[DianeK]

17. i know cali..

I was worried all night that I might have a fire because I was not able to open any of my doors...finally got my garage door open ...then today dug out my exits but I do remember one other time when I was in the same position and had to wade through waist deep snow to shovel around doors..I was much younger then..too old for that now

[SOS]

18. Your state will have a million skiers this weekend

Good for the local economy!

[Liberal_in_LA]

19. wish i could see pics of it