Tag: weather

The view from our front window.

The pool is about 5 feet tall. Gives you some perspective.

Today’s first post is a short rant — very short. I hate snow. I hate snow. I hate snow.

Another foot on the ground, impassible streets — I hate snow.

Is that clear?

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This morning’s commute in Central Jersey was a bit messy, but not the tough trudge that forecasters were predicting yesterday. But that is normal.

We tend to overreact to weather forecasts, assuming that what is being predicted is going to happen — or, more often, we hear regional forecasts and localize them in our minds. So when New York television stations predict 6 or 8 inches for points “north and west of the city,” which ends up being the headline and the promo, we assume that 6- to 8-inch storm across the state, ignoring the maps showing that southern Middlesex County, the Shore area and Burlington were likely to get significantly less.

So, the drive was fine for me, heading from Kendall Park to Princeton. And I have a half day at the office — it’s Annie’s birthday — but I will have to clear the driveway when I get home.

I hate the winter.

The photo above, taken by Post and Press Staff Writer Candice Helfand, pretty much sums up how all of us around the Garden State are feeling today. A mix of ice and snow has us all a bit chilled and dull.

The roads were pretty much a mess and remain so — even here in South Brunswick, where the Department of Public Works always makes the neighboring towns look like a bunch of slackers.

Then again, I’m in the office for the duration, so maybe this will stop and they can get things clear before I leave.

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