This storm is in a hurry....

The 9-12 inches that's supposed to fall here today has been downgraded to 5-9 inches. Alas, that's not because the storm is weaker than expected. The 3-6 inches that was forecast for last night? I just finished shoveling 11-12 inches of it.

One thing's for sure: Toad Woods is getting its 14.4 inches and then some.

The other is a matter of taste: snow falling at 2-3 inches/hour sure is pretty. Until it hits an area I have to shovel, that is.

The yardstick here at Toad Woods...

...puts the total snowfall at 24.5 inches, though once you're at two feet, it's hard to claim that half-inches count.

Yep, that daytime 5-9 inches turned out to be 13.5 inches here. I've shoveled enough to get the car to the driveway once Plow Guy returns, and the first 10 feet or so of the path to the mud room door. I still have 15-20 feet on that to go, but decided it could wait.

Yours for heart-attack-free shoveling,
Geri