This Just In — Following a week of extraordinary advance notice, the big one is set to arrive on Saturday.
I’m from New England. We take winter storms seriously. Spend a week in a freezing house without running water, trees breaking off and crashing in the yard all around you (very dangerous) and only masonry fireplaces to warm yourself and you’ll appreciate a warm can of beans, too.
Hubby and I were married for about two weeks at the time of the February Blizzard of 1978. Consider what weather forecasting was in the late 70’s (think dart boards and roulette wheels). We had several days of advance notice that a crippling snow event was coming and would arrive mid-morning on a Monday…