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Panic in the streets

The supermarket called this morning to see if the lad could come in to work three hours early. The place is absolutely mobbed. They need extra hands. Much to their disappointment, he couldn’t. His Dad decided to come up here and take him out to brunch instead. He was already in transit so the extra work hours were out of the question.

I went out to pick up the mail at the P.O. and it took three times longer than usual just to get there. I haven’t seen so many people out on the streets since the height of tourist season. Bumper to bumper traffic all over town. The supermarket parking lot was packed clear out to the road. That doesn’t even happen during the height of tourist season. You’d think people were going to starve to death between this afternoon and Monday morning if they didn’t get out to stock up right away.

When I stopped in at the convenience store to grab a carton of half and half, the manager half jokingly asked if I didn’t want some bread and milk, too. That made me laugh. He said it had been a constant stream all morning and, really, if I thought I needed some, I’d better grab it now because it would all be gone in a couple of hours. “People are crazy today,” he said.

It’s not as if snow storms are rare around here. So what is this storm induced panic all about? Really, it’s kind of funny.

Posted on 01/22/05 at 01:31 PM
 




Chloe
United States   Posted by Chloe on 01/22/05  at  09:05 PM





cyn

Oops, you forgot toilet paper--haven’t you ever noticed, storm warnings and bread, milk and toilet paper shelves are emptied!!  Don’t ask cause I don’t know.  It’s been snowing here (about 40 minutes south from you??) since 4 and I would guess thee is a good 6” so far.  Husband has been out of town this week so wasn’t aware we had some snow the other day--he looked out at deck a while ago and thought we had gotten 10” in 5 hours.  I let him go on for a while before I broke the news it was only 6--ONLY???  Yikes!!  Am keeping my fingers (and everything else) crossed we don’t lose power at kickoff tomorrow, Now that would be AWFUL!!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow....

OH--am watching (and suffering) the Hula Bowl from Maui--talk about contrasts!!

United States   Posted by cyn on 01/22/05  at  09:21 PM





Lynn R

We’re awaiting our third blizzard this week overnite tonite, ..... 30 cm I think they’re calling for. Everything was shut down tight last Monday, and then again on Wednesday I left work mid-way through the afternoon, and now again tonite. These snow storms are reminiscent of the storms we used to get in Ottawa when I was kid. There always seemed to be snowbanks about 6 feet high, but then again I was “short” was I was little. *LOL* .... anyway, we’re waiting for that which you are getting .....

I’ll drop you an e-mail in the morning ....

Canada   Posted by Lynn R on 01/22/05  at  10:05 PM





Kate

I never noticed the toilet paper aisle prior to a storm before. I’ll make a note of it the next time. It would be a terrible thing to run out in the middle of a blizzard, dontcha know. ;)

Lynn—sometimes I imagine that Canadians must think we’re terrible wusses when we get all excited about a snow storm. After the snow pics you posted last year, I’m pretty sure we don’t know snow from SNOW! I hope this storms treats you better than it has us, though. If not in snow amounts, at least in wind velocity. This wind has been really unnerving.

United States   Posted by Kate on 01/23/05  at  01:08 PM





Lynn R.

Our winds are supposed to gust to 60 mph, ... but haven’t seen any evidence of this ..... yet. There sure is a lot down on the ground though ..... I shoveled off the balcony and there was probably about a 6 or 7 inch accumulation. I hope next weekend is blizzard-free, ... we’re moving to a new apt. Lynds to her own and I to mine ....

Canada   Posted by Lynn R. on 01/23/05  at  02:47 PM





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