february snow

having had many a birthday celebration snowed out

i am a maven on february snow

there's almost always a storm the first week

if by chance there isnt

for sure there's one the second week

the first week of february 2017 did not disappoint

i was happy it didnt snow on my birthday

but it did rain

the storm 

a predicted 10-15 inches

began in the wee hours of thursday

at 5:59AM 

it was that person making fresh tracks

in front of me

by 9:05AM

the view from my office windows was almost all white

the snow 

had 

pretty much 

stopped by 12:43PM

i took that 

as 

my cue to head home

shame on the MTA!

at 1:17PM

the steps

 leading up

 from 

the uptown local 

on 

79th/Broadway

were iced over

dangerously so

i cannot imagine walking down those stairs

anyway

 i can pretty much guarantee 

if you're hoping 

for 

fresh snow photo ops

 there's another storm 

just 'round 

the corner