1. I was behind a woman in the grocery store last Wednesday who was buying four dozen eggs. I'm not sure why someone needs four dozen eggs, unless you are feeding the Connecticut National Guard or baking the world's largest cake. I had a dozen eggs and I "weathered" things just fine, thank you very much. Incidentally, I went to a grocery store the day after the blizzard - they had a special on eggs.
2. I'm amazed when people drive 80 miles per hour on the highway when it's summer. Then there are those who drive 80 when it's pouring rain. Can someone explain to me why we were getting passed on Interstate 84 as two to three inches of snow were falling an hour? Was someone late for a movie? Late for work? Trying out for a new "NASCAR" winter series? Or is there an overwhelming desire to be on the six o'clock news? (I can assist you with that...) I was required to be out here - and we kept it at 30 to 40 miles per hour.
3. I haven't seen towns and cities this quiet since Christmas. As bad as this storm was for thousands of people, there was something nice about the forcible peace created by a historic weather event. We were forced to just...sit; enjoy the fire, read a book, have dinner together. This snow created misery - but it also created happiness. My 19 month old hated it (tears), my five year old loved it. ("Cool Daddy!")
4. I grew up in Texas: Tornadoes. I lived in Colorado: Avalanches. I worked in Florida: Hurricanes. When I moved here, I thought New England weather would be rather tame compared to what I had experienced across this country. But after Irene, Sandy, and this blizzard, I now have more respect for the New England climate. Connecticut is getting punished, and I'm not sure what we did to deserve that.
We are still digging out. But for every aching back caused by a loaded shovel, every pass of a snow blower, one thing is clear - spring is on the horizon.
