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The Blizzard of 2003

I saw it coming on the weather reports; in fact, from the GFS model, I had seen this one two weeks in advance. This does not mean I like it in any sense. This storm came in with rain, then it started sleeting for two days. They predicted 12-18 inches of snow, but we got only about 2 inches of ice and sleet. It was not the easiest thing to shovel. It was like a steamroller, wiping out one event after another that I wanted to go to, a telescope open house, a valentine dance, a church service, and a board meeting of an organization where I am an officer. It made it a lonely, cabin-fever weekend. I did get out to shovel snow and run to the main road to see what condition it was in. These events (except for the church service) have been rescheduled, are now going to crowd my next two weeks to the hilt.