We seemed to have brought down some Buffalo weather when we came down here for school! January 3rd, the Charleston area received the largest snowfall on record in quite a while - and it didn't melt by the next day. We had snow for at least a week! We did NOT expect that!! Although we did have some fun. Here's some of our photos and some fun commentary.
Our beloved space heater that Shawn brought in to the bedroom - a godsend at night, and a great nightlight as well! [And still used when it goes below 50 at night]
When the snow finally started to come down, Shawn was already at home - EVERYTHING closes when the forecast just mentions the word snow. Literally, everything. Walmart, Chick Fil A, gas stations, Food Lion, schools.
It was pretty entertaining though for us, only because we know how to deal with this kind of weather. When it first started, like I said, Shawn was home, but I was at work. OOPS. They didn't close in time. The bridge we HAVE to get over to get home was shut down due to safety concerns. Shawn couldn't come and get me from work. I ended up getting a ride from work to the corner, and walked to the bridge where there were police officers blocking vehicles. I figured if traffic wasn't able to go across, maybe I could walk over it and have Shawn meet me on the other side. NOPE. I ended up having a police officer drive me all the way home because the roads were "too bad and it's bad out." Um. Okay. Perspective is everything down here. I'll go with it. Below is what it looked like when I got home from work. Thank you sheriff for the ride!
We put the slides in, just because we didn't want the weight of the snow on them, and its also easier to heat up the motorhome when the space is smaller!
Buffalo gal showing SC how it's done
The day after, before we got another round of MAYBE 2 inches? Sunny, pretty, and pristine.
Shawn "shoveled" part of our front porch with a tote lid... we thought we could leave the snow shovels at home!
Three days later, the state of emergency was still in effect, but the travel bans and restrictions were lifted. We decided to go out and see what everything was like, and Walmart was able to find a whopping 10 or so people to come in and staff the registers and restock shelves. Off we went.
Clearly, they need some help from states that regularly get snow. DROPPING SALT DOES NOT MEAN YOU CANNOT PLOW, AND PLOWING DOES NOT MEAN ICE MELTS. And naturally, the parking lot to Walmart wasn't plowed. We didn't mind, we weren't expecting much based off what was being shown on the news. Below is the lovely, un-plowed parking lot. I think we were more irritated that people were putting down wood chips instead of kitty litter or salt down to "melt" the ice.
We made it home, but realized someone took out our mailbox! We don't know if it happened the night before, or that day. Oh well, we had to put it back up! We don't know if there were any injuries, damages, etc. We can only imagine it was rough though - the mailbox was far on the other side of the ditch!
Fresh snow... it was so pretty! Nostalgic for home.
But don't be fooled, we are definitely adjusted down here. It was roughly 75 degrees today, and sure, it was nice in the sun, but it was pretty darn cool with the breeze in the shade! But at least we are in flip flops, and headed to 80 degrees! Hooray!
It's funny - we find ourselves cool and cold if it is under 75 outside, and we leave the big space heater on until we get warm, which we notice is around 79-82 degrees.
But we still dislike the humidity, unless we are on the beach.
Here's to a relaxed weekend! ONE final exam left.
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