Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Stamford and Environs Hit Hard with Fast Moving Storm

The latest Storm to hit Stamford Dumped over 2 Feet in Some Locations

No one wants to know where this latest storm came from.

She just blew in as predicted.

We know that it had its origins in the southern Atlantic states.
For indeed the Carolinas were hit with about 6 inches of powder as this southeaster worked its way up the coast.

And we are also told that it had its origins in the Sierra Nevadas, some parts of which have received up to 190 inches--that's nearly 18 feet of snow-- in recent weeks.

In any case, our southern New England storm hit us with a vengeance dumping about 2 feet of snow in Stamford between noon on Sunday and Monday morning.

A visit to our local Grade A Market at Newfield Commons early Sunday revealed a jungle of last minute, pre-storm shoppers stocking up on necessities and the lines at the checkout counters were 20 people deep.

A friend of mine popped in, saw me twelfth on line and did a 180 degree turn telling me there's no way I'm shopping here.

We Stamfordites are a tough lot. Walking back to my home after moving the car around the corner-- so the that the snow removing crew could clean up our driveway-- I encountered Mr. Dixon; he's an 85 year-old retired teacher who lives at the top of the block. To my surprise, there he was out shoveling snow.

He celebrates sixty-two years of marriage in mid-January!

His son Ken, the legislative writer for the Advocate, urged him to stay indoors for he was on his way over to visit and clear the way for pop to access his car. But, no way, Dixon senior just had to get out and show his New England independent spirit.

Luckily, nobody in our neighborhood lost power this time around. Thousands were stranded without heat and power for days back in mid-March this year as a severe storm tore through lower Fairfield County. (see my blog on the Heroes of the March Storm. )

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