Where is it?

For a week Boston has been warned about the first big snowstorm of the season. Weather forecasters were warning of accumulations ranging from 6 inches to 12 inches. Even this morning, forecasters were saying that the heaviest snowfalls would begin at 3pm. That kind of led me to believe that something would already be falling before that. Well, here we are at 1:30pm and there are barely any flurries on the ground. School was cancelled and employees were warned to stay home a day in advance. Not to sound like a cliche, but when I was a kid, we heard about snowstorms coming and went to school anyway. I had my share of walking home in snow deep enough to fall into my boots as I walked through it. Now just the mention of snow keeps New Englanders at home. Guess we're getting soft.

Comments

[Connor]

When you were a kid, the total traffic volume coming in and out of Boston was maybe 3/4 to 1/2 of what it is now.

Last Dec 13th showed that the problem with late-day snowstorms is the gridlock caused by the exodus out of Boston to the 'burbs. That's exactly what this was trying to avoid, and I think it nailed it.

Soft? Whatever. Proper risk assessment is the key to modern living.

[Unmedicated American Voter]

The Unmedicated Mind likes snow.