Casualties

Some of the casualties of the giant snow event of December are only now beginning to be revealed. There was only an early season covering of snow on the ground when the December snowpocalypse struck. The new snow was heavy, as in weight, and it was heavy, as in there was lots of it. The plows had to drive fast to move the weight and volume of the snow off the streets. Objects close to the street which most often have a cushion of an already existing snow bank around them were not adequately protected against the flying plow debris.

Here are some mailboxes that until this week were still up to the boxes in snow but which are now emerging and being asked to stand on their own.

The first one is on a metal pole but even a metal pole didn't save it from being bent in the direction the plow was going.There is more to be revealed about this one but the prognosis is not good.An attempted duct tape repair to a wooden mail box pole.And, because this is a bicycling blog, here is some bicycling content. This car has traveled the same number of miles since the December storm that my bicycle has.I am thinking my bicycle may make it back onto the streets ahead of that car.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day to those who celebrate that holiday. Happy high temperature of 52 (so far) to those of us who celebrate that.