Gettin' Slapped Around by the Flakes

Man, I can't believe it, it's snowing AGAIN. Big wet flakes slapping me in the eyes like small dripping wet kitchen sponges.

From Boston.com: "The snow pushes the total this December up to 21 inches, an amount almost three times the monthly average of 7.8 inches. Last winter, Boston only had 17 inches of snow the entire season. Temperatures are expected to dip into the 20s overnight, refreezing the lingering snow pack that finally started to melt."

Sweet! "Refreezing the lingering snow pack..." Aye carumba!

The real misery in all this is that the roads get so squeezed by the snow that there's no margin for bikes. Yesterday I was literally stuck in traffic, standing in a line of cars waiting at a light because there was absolutely no room at all on either side.

Check out my angled parking job in front of the Wine Press on Beacon St.

Anyway, enough complaining, on to brighter things...OK I can't really think of anything.

Make it Stop

12 degrees this morning. Bitter, icy. The sidewalks are horrendous. Man, I can't believe this. Last year on this date it was 55. We've been hit early and hit hard. Had a snowstorm last Thursday that started around 1pm. I rode in, but had to walk the bike back. Everything was gridlocked in the city. I mean NOBODY was moving. See the bus in that picture? It wasn't even running. He was sitting there with the engine off. And that silver car in the lower left side was honking his horn! I couldn't believe it. Then we got socked again on Sunday. I'm telling you, it's not even Christmas yet, and I feel like it's February.