Just Another Winter Wonderland

The big news last night, of course, was the snow. Kids in the crowd at the South Orange girls basketball game cheered as loudly, if not more so, for the news of a snow day that came via text during the game than when their team scored. Public works crews had their jobs cut out for them overnight. Within an hour and a half of the beginning of the snowfall, some cars, had trouble getting traction and getting up South Orange Avenue. By 11:15 p.m., plows were rumbling up and down the Avenue and traffic was moving better. But the snow kept coming and so did the plows. This morning's sun made the snow sparkle and the icicles drip. Early morning sledders did their best to flatten the fluffy stuff to make for faster sledding later today. Some parents working from home or scrambling for child care may have groused about whether a snow was the right call, but those on Floods Hill felt pretty certain it was.