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Here in West Michigan we just got dumped on overnight. The news is saying we've only gotten 10" but we are also getting 2" an hour falling. In my backyard I have an empty flower pot that's a foot and a half tall and it's full and mounded about 4" on top. I'm sure the wind has blown a lot around. We're supposed to get more Sat and Sun and then again next week, no worries for a white Christmas this year.
This winter seems to be shaping up to be much snowier than we've had in recent years. Last year hubby and I managed to handle clearing the walk and driveway all winter by shoveling and we only had to get it plowed once towards the end. So far this winter, I've cleared the drive twice and my neighbor snowblowed it once but today I'll be lucky if I can shovel just a spot at the end of the drive for my husband to park in. Even if I could find someone available to plow, we can't afford it right now.
I love the snow and winter is so beautiful here in Michigan with all the conifers we have but I absolutely dread driving in it. I worry all season long about my husbands hour drive each way to work. I think drivers here are so used to snow that they just can't be bothered to drive safely for the conditions. It's an annual experience to have some jackass (usually an SUV or truck) flying past on the snowy highway, only to end up in the ditch a mile down the road.
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