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Louisiana Snowman

Louisiana Snowman, photo by me earlier today.
Northerners, don't shame New Orleans snowman skills - the last time we had any practice was 1 day back in 2008.

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It looks like New Orleans not only beat the 1963 snowfall total, but the all time record from 1895 as well.

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New Orleans local: I remember a snowfall when I was little. My grandfather put out glasses to catch the snow. He brought them in, put some chocolate syrup on one for me, and bourbon on one for himself.

Me: Haha! How fun. I think I'll try that.

I set out a pair of glasses as it snows. I go back to check on them 2 hours later, to find them buried deep in a snow drift. "Well, I guess I'll get those glasses back whenever this stuff melts."
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Yesterday Ms H & I watched "Everything Everywhere All At Once". Excellent!
Sci-Fi Multiverse Kung-Fu Comedy-Drama, I guess. Deeply silly fun in parts and generally well crafted. One of the best films I've seen in a good while.

We woke up this morning to the sight of snow. It was predicted, but still startling to see. It's unusual for New Orleans to get any snow. We had light snows with enough to stick on the ground for a while in 1973, 1989, 2004, and 2008. However significant snow has continued to fall all day, I'd say conservatively at least 6 inches deep as of 2:30p - we haven't had the likes of this at least since 1963.
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Holy Snowly!

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Snow is back in New Orleans for a rare visit. Actually sticking around for more than a couple minutes this time even. It's still falling as I post!
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The ground is covered with white cold stuff-- sleet and pinhead hail that's been popping down for hours. It's a good day to stay indoors. I'm glad Entergy (the local power monopoly) got the electricity back on in this neighborhood-- some of us were without it for up to 5 hours yesterday. As anthracite coal is alas no longer commony retailed in town, electricity is important on days when the temperature is in the 30s F.

Those who spend the whole summer whining "I can't wait for the cold weather" are hereby sentenced to spend the whole day standing outside.

I hope it isn't like this Monday morning, as I have no experience driving in the stuff. I'll probably get up early and take the streetcar if the streets have a slippery frozen covering, even though that means I'd have to walk further in the damn stuff.

How about we move the city further south? Can we detatch it from Louisiana and have some tug boats tow it? Where to-- somewhere close to Cancun, perhaps?

But wait! There's snow!! )

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