February 13, 2006
Don’t Believe the Hype Posted by Frederic D. Schwarz at 12:30 PM EST For the record, I live and work in Manhattan, and I have no idea where the supposed “record” figure of 26.9 inches in yesterday’s snowfall came from. There may possibly be 26.9 centimeters of snow out there, but inches? No way. Everywhere I’ve gone there is no more than a foot. The storm tied up some forms of transportation for a few hours, but by yesterday evening almost everything was back to normal. I would characterize this snowstorm as moderate, and I can remember three or four over the last 10 years that were much worse in both the amount of snow and the disruption they caused. I am completely mystified about why everyone is making such a fuss.
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