St-John's / Newfoundland Blizzard

[Jem]

I wonder why they shoveled out their cars only to face a solid wall of snow. Nowhere to go.

Gotta start somewhere.... And besides, I would want my car exposed so that when the city does come around to do the roads they don't accidentally plow into it or push/pile the snow into it either.

 

[MoochNNoodles]

I was wondering if they are even going to be able to use a normal plow for all that. I'd be afraied it would destroy things; shoving snow back onto those cars. Either way; it's a mess!

I was confused about how much snow they actually got. I saw different reports up to 12 feet. I guess the blowing was more of the problem than the totals? We had a blizzard that finished with ice when I was a kid. We thought it was so cool walking on top of snow several feet deep. I remember my mother having to go out a window to get the front door clear. Her car was pretty buried too. I just don't remember if we had the drifting snow with that one.

 

[rubysmama]

I think they got around 80 cm (31 inches), but they had hurricane strength wind, so drifting was a huge issue, and is probably where the reports of 12 feet came from


And about snow removal ...