i put "blizzard" in quotes, because, contrary to the hysterical doomsday reports conveyed by various news organizations, the "furious blinding snowstorm" amounted to nothing more than a few hours of powder falling from the sky. the really dangerous stuff is freezing rain and sleet. powder turns to slush quickly and is plowed away easily. i was walking around the east village yesterday, and shopkeepers were shoveling sidewalks. there was even a guy moseying along with a snowblower. the northeast is prepared for this stuff, people. i don't see the big fuss about a few inches of snow. nebraska gets hail, sleet and tornadoes - i don't see why a few fluffy snowflakes caused so much hysteria.
there was a photo on cnn.com earlier today of a man walking out of the union square subway stop. there appeared to be a mountain of snow outside of the entrance. i walked by the same entrance earlier today, and i realizd that it was a photographer's trick. the entrance had been shoveled clear. the "mountain" of snow was in fact the remnants of show that was on the street and that had been plowed onto the curb. the photographer took the picture while kneeling behind said mound of snow to make it look higher than it was. the entrance was, in fact, clear of all obstructions. how funny.
but here are some fun pictures anyway.
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