[TheForge] OT - Snow in NJ

Wed Dec 29 19:35:18 EST 2010

Send them a hard copy he'll probably frame it
L Brown

At 12:55 PM 12/29/2010 -0500, you wrote:
>I just sent this to Gov. Christie & the Asbury Park Press: 
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>Dear, Governor Christie: Well, I hope you and your Lieutenant Governor 
>enjoyed your respective vacations.  I had been under the impression that 
>we created the Lieutenant Governor job so she could substitute for you 
>when you were out of state.  But, of course, we wouldnâ€™t have wanted to 
>mess up  her travel plans, would we?  Anyway, we have lots of legislators 
>who can substitute as Acting Governor, just like in the old days. You may 
>have heard rumors that it snowed here while you were gone.  We got a 
>lovely three feet of snow here in Neptune.  It blanketed the roads and the 
>cars -- even the cars on the roads.  It looked very pretty.  It's a shame 
>they had to clear it and reveal the streets, and all the potholes and 
>stuck vehicles. But my next-door neighbors, on either side, are both in 
>their 90's and at least one of them was stuck in his home since Christmas 
>(and may be still), so it's better that the township DPW was able to clear 
>my street at 10 PM last night.  (Those city workers!  Always trying to 
>earn that overtime pay!  Why, I think they were working straight through 
>from Sunday evening -- and charging it all to my taxes!  Ain't it awful!) 
>Of course, the Township says that neither the State nor the National Guard 
>responded to their requests for help.  And that they had to clear state 
>highway 33 so shipments of critical medical supplies could get through to 
>the hospital.  And that there were dozens of cars snowbound on Rte. 18, 
>including two ambulances.  And that the three snowplows they did have had 
>to escort the EMT's on calls because otherwise the ambulances would get 
>stuck.  You know -- all that usual Democrats whining!  Why, if they'd had 
>brains like you, they'd have been on vacation too! Anyway, just thought 
>you might want to hear a word from home.  Wish you were here! On Wed, Dec 
>29, 2010 at 5:10 AM, Larry Brown <lp.brown at verizon.net> wrote: > I'm in 
>Staten Island and officially got 29" in Great Kills where I am. I > got 
>24" in front and 36" to who cares how deep in the back yard. My wifes > 
>car was under a 7' drift in the driveway and my GMC pickup work truck > 
>looked like some kind of monster (Should have taken a pict, maybe the 
>wife > did..) and the snow is packed underneath as it is jacked up with 
>the y-pipe > off the exhaust off. A whole lot of shoveling going on 
>including my dads > house and her parents. No snow plows, the city screwed 
>this one up bad. I > now have 6" of packed snow in front from when the 
>trucks finally showed > yesterday afternoon driving with the plows UP 
>about a foot off the ground > and getting stuck everywhere. > Larry 
>Brown > > > > At 05:00 PM 12/27/2010 +0000, you wrote: >>1.5hrs of 
>cardio/lifting of snow. Just got done. I have a huge driveway >>and the 
>snow blower needs a new carb!! As far as a total, I would have to >>say in 
>Burlington NJ we got between 
>12-16". >> >>________________________________________ >>From: 
>theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] >>on 
>behalf of Bruce Freeman [freemab222 at gmail.com] >>Sent: Sunday, December 
>26, 2010 10:51 PM >>To: Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA >>Subject: 
>[TheForge] OT - Snow in NJ >> >>Well we didn't have a white Christmas, but 
>the day after Christmas is >>white enough! Â It started snowing at maybe 
>10 AM, and hasn't stopped. >>I think we've got about 18" now, though it's 
>hard to tell because the >>wind is making it drift. >> >>How's by the rest 
>of youse 
>guys? >> >>-- >>Bruce >>NJ >>______________________________________________ 
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