Wednesday, January 8, 2014

It could be worse!

Little trailers like this sell coffee and various foods to passersby.
This one is not just preaching that you should boil an egg but is trying to sell some boiled eggs!


The frigid weather continued this morning. Somehow I thought it would warm up overnight to the 20's but I found the temperature not much warmer than yesterday morning.

Weather is always a topic for small talk but EVERYONE is talking about this band of cold air. Whatever the weather - it could always be worse!

There was the Blizzard of 1888 also known as the Great White Hurricane. In New York City, it started on March 11 with rain which gradually became snow...a LOT of snow.  Two to five feet of snow piled up in the city with drifts up to 30 feet in some areas.

Being stuck in a train on an elevated track was not pleasant. The city was handicapped by downed electrical lines and stores were unable to get shipments of supplies. Although it took awhile, this storm made people realize that it was time to take trains underground and also to bury electrical and communication lines.

I have been trying to find the right combination of clothes to wear outside so I am warm but also able to move. I can't imagine what it must have been like for a woman in a long dress to navigate the snow drifts.

A little cold...maybe not so bad!


Morning temperature: 9 degrees (feels like -6)
Morning steps: 3273

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