Where's The Army? Record Breaking Snow Fall

Back in 1999 our then Mayor Mel Lastman called the army when we had this much snow.
This time we are on our own, (insert giggles here) and the neighbours seem to be enjoying themselves outside. Me, I just watch from the door, camera in hand.

So here are the pictures of this now,officially record breaking snowfall, a sixty year record to be precise and a present from our American friends in Texas. I guess they are getting even for all the cold fronts we send their way.

This is what it looked like yesterday afternoon before the storm. We had already had a couple of storms under our belt but nothing like what was coming.

By midnight, the winds were howling and it was coming down fairly steadily.

Couldn't open the back door this morning.

It does look pretty though...

Steve's threatening to move to California again, sigh...he does this every year.

Jim is the neighbourhood hero. After the snowplow blocked all the driveways again he his opening them up for all of us with the trusty snow plow, what a guy. Every neighbourhood needs a Jim...

I know we are not alone in this and at least we haven't lost our power so we are warm. Some of our southern neighbours in the U.S. have been without electricity for days. I think some of my buddies in Northern Ontario along Lake Huron and in Sudbury are also getting this weather and I hope they are safe. Not a good day to to be on the roads. In Cleveland they are playing football on a field covered with 3 inches of snow! Are they nuts? It is still snowing but it's expected to stop later tonight. Time to go bake my usual Sunday cake...