Quote Originally Posted by Marigold2 View Post
Oh come on guys, I love the snow. The prestine beauty, the wonder of a single fake, the hush in the air, the soft way the snow melts in your hands, the way it hugs the tree branches, especially pines, the cool. fresh air in your lungs, the crunch as you walk across the frozen snow.
The world is white and beautiful and full of promise and glory.
Sure - all the above is true - as long as you can admire it from the warmth and safety of your own home - if you have been fortunate enough not to lose power.

On the flip side, the above has a totally different perspective.

Snow starts to melt - it gets dirty and ugly - it's a thaw and refreeze process, with slush during the day which promptly freezes to solid ice when the sun goes down. Eventually it will melt, but with the ground still frozen, it has nowhere to go so all that water just lays there, and waits for some thawing - then you have wall to wall mud.

Walking and driving in it - hazardous to your health for MANY reasons too numerous to mention. Just a few - motor vehicle accidents, heart attacks from shoveling, broken bones from falling.

No power? There are people that will not leave their homes to go to a shelter, because they are fearful their empty house will get vandalized, or they don't want to abandon their pets. Damage to their residence from frozen pipes that burst. Some of these folks will end up dead from hypothermia, or end up burning their house down from trying unsafe methods to generate heat in their home.

Impact on the economy - Stores, malls, the government shutting down all but essential services. Lost wages for those that don't, or just can't get to work - a staggering figure. Schools closed and parents of younger children trying to figure out who will take care of the kids if they themselves manage to get out to work.

Got an emergency - need an ambulance to take you to the hospital or the fire company to put out that fire? I wish you luck there.

Oh yes - it is soooo lovely!!! I can hardly wait till I see that first flake fall later today, since it's a repeat performance of the show Mother Nature put on for us this past weekend.