Freak Snow Storm Blasts through Buffalo, NY

Ok guys, how ironic is this...I finally was able to get a new furnace for my house (as I had been told to NOT use the old one b/c it could possible leak CO, bad) on Tuesday. We had heard on the radio to expect snow mixed with rain on Thursday and Friday with no accumulation. I was so excited to have my new furnace for the coming cold weather. But the joke was on me. I lost power Thursday about 4pm. I was not too worried as I called the electric company and they said the estimated repair time was 7:30pm. Ok, no big deal, I went outside with Tessa (my dog), played with her and cleaned off my car....7:30p rolls around and still no power. I'm breaking out my candles and call the company again. The message was this "Due to the severity of damage in your area, no estimate time of repair has been established." Well shit, I thought, a night w/o power. No big deal. So, I bundle up and bunkered down with my two down comforters, my two cats and one dog. By morning I was stripping out of clothes I was so warm. Ah, but come morning, I looked outside and could not believe my eyes... My car, my house was barried...omg! I get up and the first order of business is to let Tessa out. I break out my snow boots, my winter coat and a pair of gloves...and try to open the door with little luck. The snow was so heavy and thick I could not get my door open enough to slip out. Lucky for me, I had brought the car scrapper and mini shovel I kept in the trunk of my car, inside. So, after a little bit of diggy and manuvering I was able to walk outside. The snow came up to mid calf, and around my car, I could not open my door w/o digging it out. Tessa and I went to the street and checked it out. Tree limbs had fallen all over the place and were continuing to do so. The street was still dark overhead...there was no way I was getting out. As, I had no tv, no radio, I dug my car out and listened to the radio in the car. Schools were closed...I figured as much but everyone told me how prepared Buffalo is and how they never shut down for snow....HA!

Anyway, I stayed one more night and then finally was able to bail out and drive to Rochester, NY (1 hour east) where my mom lived and had a nice heated house. That was fun in and of itself, because when I started I had next to nothing in gas and had to drive 30 mins. just to find a damn gas station that was opened. Anyhoo, to add to my alrady funny dramatic weekend experience, I went to Urgent Care today and found out I have strep. I guess the best way to spend a snow filled weekend is with strep...hey, at least I'm now in a house with heat! It has yet to be determined whether classes will be cancelled tomorrow or not. I hope so because as it stands I have to miss because I'm sick and at least this way I won't actually miss anything....

Well hope you all had as much a fun filled weekend as I did....