LE SNOW

No, it's not limited edition snow; it's lake effect. Those of you living along the Great Lakes region of the U.S. are shaking your collective heads knowingly. Those of you who have no idea as to what I am talking about- be glad. :P

Lake effect snow is caused when cold dry air comes down from Canada and crosses the warm (relatively speaking) waters of one of the lakes (Lake Erie in my case) which causes moisture to be drawn up into the air. When this air mass hits land, it drops the water which has been crystalized into snowflakes- lots and lots and lots of them. I went to bed Sunday night and the streets were clear, lawns were bare, etc. I woke up Monday morning and there was a foot of white fluff covering everything. And it kept snowing. And blowing. And snowing some more.

Needless to say, my shopping excursions for the day were highly curtailed. Getting to work went from an 8 minute drive to a 20 minute one. And, at a time where each day at the store needs to be busier then the last, we sat and twiddled our thumbs (and did paperwork, too, if the boss is reading this ^_^ ).

Today was better since most of the storm had passed and the plows were finally out doing their thing (but not the salt trucks- what is up with that?) and the snow had tapered off to minor flurries. With only 10 (yes, ten, so hurry up) shopping days left, people were back out shopping like mad.

While I love the way the world looks when it is covered in snow and I need snow on Christmas to feel right, I am hoping that there are no more major snow drops until after the holiday season!