Washington DC Will Be Closed Until Further Notice

We got smacked with a snow storm today. Freezing rain followed by 8" of heavy, wet snow that fell really fast has paralyzed the area. People are stranded everywhere. Many people have been trying to get home for 6 or more hours.

The trees are weighed down with the heavy snow. Lots of people have lost power. Luckily, we haven't.

Yes, this amount of snow can cripple the DC area. Actually, we had Thunder Snow. In all my years in lots of snow storms in Michigan I've never heard of Thunder Snow. 

 I'm soooo grateful to be home. It's after 11 at night and people are still stuck in their cars. There are women with babies, elderly people and pregnant women. The snow has stopped and hopefully the plows will be able to get through the gridlock and take care of the roads. 

It's time to get to bed and say a little prayer for those still stuck in this mess. And a little prayer that we don't lose power. And a little prayer that we don't get more snow on Friday.

Observation: When I learned to drive in Michigan I was taught how to rock myself slowly and easily out of snow. People in Maryland, for the most part, don't do that. They spin tires. And spin. And make nice icy spots under their tires.