33 states affected, 10,000 flights cancelled - we're in for a whopper!

[Crankin]

I find that in the greater Boston area, it feels like people have become less "hardy" as compared to when I was a kid. I remember several horrific rides home on a school bus, in blizzards, because school wasn't cancelled, then they decided to let us out early. We used to sled down the street for at least a day after a storm, because it wasn't plowed that well. I am pretty sure it's due to better weather forecasting. This year, the forecasts have been extremely accurate. People get to prepare and schools make decisions earlier. The roads are plowed rather quickly, at least in the areas where I drive. Of course, right now, we are just running out of room to put the snow.
Learning to drive in the snow at age 37 was perhaps one of the scariest things I've done. I used to work 40 miles from home at one point, and I had many horrible drives that took 2 hours. I don't drive in the snow, unless I really have to. I cancelled my clients on Tuesday; no one would come to begin with, and Wednesday, the clinic was closed. Even though i have had an AWD car since 1992, and I know what to do, I avoid it if I can.

[indysteel]

I'm glad everyone surviving. That article about Lake Shore Drive blew my mind. I have to say that Central Indiana got off relatively easy. Some areas got a bit more freezing rain/sleet than others, but all in all, we did not have the widespread power outages and property loss that was first predicted. It really would have sucked to have been without power in this.

I have, however, worked from home the last three days. I live 25 miles south of my office. Even when the roads are relatively navigable, but really slow, I often just opt to stay home. I get more done than I would with an hour and a half to two-hour commute. We were basically closed yesterday and part of Tuesday anyway. So, it's been kind of vacation like in some ways. I haven't even had to shovel, because we got so little actual snow. My house is melting at the moment. Well, not literally, but it looks that way from my office window. It would be pretty if it weren't so darn cold. The kitties and are I enjoyed the squirrels and birds whom we made a point of feeding.