Snow!

We live in "Cincinnucky."  Our town sits right on the north side of the Ohio River, and our metropolitan area encompasses parts of three states.  While we live on the Ohio side, our regional airport is located on the other side of the river -- in Kentucky.  This is a city that feels like it belongs in the south, and while we aren't deeply into the south, our weather is generally pretty mild. 

Snow in Cincy is a rare thing, and significant snow accumulation is practically unheard of.  The whole place goes nuts at the mere mention of the possibility of "white death."  People swarm the grocery stores, buying up bread and milk and hunkering down as if the world might be about to end.  An inch or two on the ground is enough to cause all the schools to close and all the various government entities to declare snow emergencies.  The local news media all feed the frenzy, and the entire metropolitan area gets just a wee bit nutty. 

So...  you can imagine the chaos that ensues when these snow-phobic types are blasted with a seriously under-estimated winter storm that drops not the predicted 2-3 inches, but something on the order of 8-12 inches.  The whole town was shut down yesterday as the storm raged.  Today, much of the place remains closed, but there were a few brave souls out and about as the city worked to dig out. 

Our condo complex looks like an Alpine ski village with giant piles of plowed up snow everywhere.  I got home from school this afternoon, and took a little tour around just to snap some pictures.  Take a look...

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