Blizzercane Nemo

Yeah, some news channels have been calling the most recent dump of snow on the Northeast, Blizzard Charlotte, however the Weather Channel went rogue from the government this time and named it Nemo. Obviously, this is far better than we could have expected and it gives the interwebs tons more options for gifs. Just type Nemo into Tumblr and have fun!

This blizzard did not treat anyone well, we have so much snow and even though it's off the roads it is making driving a total pain in the butt. You can't see oncoming traffic and it is a little nerve wracking. When I went to help shovel after the storm had passed it was up to my waist on me and I am 5 foot 3 inches! So you can imagine how troublesome the snow would have been for oh say my one foot dog :-P

The cruel person in me had to put Charlie on top of the snow to see how far he'd sink, and he had no problem. You saw the top of his back and his head sticking out and he just tipped himself over till he rolled out of the snow haha

What surprised me about the storm more than anything was the wind. The winds were pretty much gusting to hurricane strength in a lot of areas and it made everything about 10 times harder to deal with. There were a number of casualties caused by the storm and my heart go out to those families. You have to remember though, if you have older relatives, go help them don't let them fend for themselves. That poor 80 something women should never have been snow blowing, especially at night and yet she was hit and killed. Using a little common sense goes a long way, and even though the death toll isn't all that high, I can guarantee most of them could have been prevented. Sadly, right down the road from me a man was found frozen to death in his driveway. He must have suffered a stroke or heart attack and he was found later by someone else shoveling the driveway.

Here are some crazy pictures after the storm!

[caption id="attachment_1109" align="aligncenter" width="560"] When I started shoveling :)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_1110" align="aligncenter" width="560"] About half way through shoveling...[/caption]

Any whoozle, I do have some posts coming up, but just like every Winter I can only go about a week without being sick. I now have Strep! But not just any kind of strep...group c strep. It is a rarer form which can be deadly for elderly and children and just all around dangerous. Also, it is more commonly found in animals - don't ask me, I don't want to know myself. So I've been the perfect picture of death for the last few days and I am finally now on antibiotics!

Look out for a Birchbox post, a possible beauty haul post, and some technology posts!

Stay warm!