Many have pointed out to me that I failed to mention something pretty "adventurous" events in my New Years post. As many of you may know, Aberdeen and much of Northeast South Dakota was hit with not one, but TWO blizzards within a three day period over New Years Eve. It began on Thursday, December 30, as the snow began to fall and the wind began to blow. I was luckily sent home early from work - had I waited any longer, my little Ford Focus would have been stranded. The snow briefly let up that evening only to begin falling heavily again on Friday around Noon. New Years plans for much of the town came to a screeching halt. A friend of mine from church did however send her husband in his 4-wheel drive pickup to pick me up so I could spend NYE with them. Such sweet friends! I will tell you though, I was in disbelief that he even made it once I saw the side streets (My windows face an Emergency Snow Route so to me it didn't seem THAT bad). It was really a mess though. Most of it was cleaned up on Saturday and Sunday. Although many piles still stand tall on the street corners making visibility just a little bit challenging. Unfortunately I don't have any photos or videos from the event, but I did find the video below from KELO TV in Sioux Falls. It definitely makes me laugh a bit though - note in particular the reporter reporting from the side of the highway....in low-visibility blizzard conditions...while talking about people going off the road...now I ask you, should he really be standing there?? The link is below.
Oh and did I mention? It's snowing again today....and tomorrow...and the next day... time to grab some hot chocolate, marshmallows and a good book!!
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