The column that wonders how much money kids made this weekend shoveling snow.
The column that wonders how much money kids made this weekend shoveling snow.
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Good morning!
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Here's the information from the weekend winter storm, according to Kim Wood, deputy county administrator:
"- Parts of the County have seen upwards of 13 inches of snow.
"- No major incidents to report. Most calls were for assistance with pulling emergency vehicles out of snow drifts. Private contractors and some county personnel worked over night (Saturday night) to assist with the responding to the calls.
"- Over 30 trucks are out plowing snow including both county crews and private contractors.
"- Wind has diminished making road crew's job much easier today in clearing with roads.
"- As with most areas of the county, the Bayshore is experiencing significant drifting on roads.
"- Flooding has occurred and Mayor Bob Campbell reports that the bay almost topped the bulkhead in Fortescue, but did not. In addition to Downe Township, flooding issues have also been reported in Maurice River, Commercial and Greenwich townships. The tide is receding now. Approximately 9 p.m. (Saturday) evening will be the next high tide.
"- County officials also report that the 5-ton vehicles and Humvees that the sheriff's department strategically staged around the county proved to be very helpful in moving emergency personnel to where they were needed. These vehicles assisted both with getting through the snow drifts and as well as areas that experienced flooding.
"- Residents are encouraged to stay off the roads unless absolutely necessary. Most available resources are already in operation to fight the storm.
"- County road crews took a break to sleep around 8 p.m. (Saturday) night and were called back in at 6 a.m. (Sunday) morning.
"- If you must be on the road, motorists are encouraged to have a full tank of gas, a shovel, blankets, power bars, flash light, and extra rock salt to place under tires for traction, bottled water and a fully charged cell phone.
"- Please also be sure your pets are being well cared for.
"- As of 8:30 a.m. (Sunday), out of 36,020 customers, Atlantic City Electric has 113 reported outages in Cumberland County."
- Kim Wood
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What do you do with all of the milk, eggs and bread you bought for the storm? If you're Sam Feinstein, you make a nice, delicious plate of French toast and share on Facebook to the envy of everyone else.
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"We have three more big slices soaked and sitting in the fridge ... I figured that's what everyone buys bread, milk and eggs, for."
- Sam Feinstein
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Have the winter blues?
Need a quick pick-me-up?
Check out video of Tian Tian, the resident giant panda at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. playing in snow.
It's worth it.
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If you need to know whether Code Blue is in effect or where a shelter is, text "CodeBlue" to 31996 to join the text message alert system or call the hotline at 1-888-410-3973.
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MY KIND OF TOWN: Where I've always preferred waffles over French toast.