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Papa’s World – Ten years ago – the CALM before the STORM!

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We lived at Minerva Drive in Brambleton, Va.

For fourteen and one-half years!

Ten years ago – the day started out sunny – somewhat warm –

And we took our normal two to three-mile walk –

That we did every day!

It was a calming day –

And the weather forecast was that a storm was approaching!

We lived in a community just behind the DULLES AIRPORT!

This is Northern Va., and while we did get snow and ice-

It stayed green outside until early winter.

LITTLE DID WE KNOW WHAT YOU SEE IN THIS PICTURE –

WAS THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM!

A view from the porch steps of the intersection in front of our home!

To the top left is the house that –

THE DIRECTOR OF WORLDWIDE COUNTER TERRORISM LIVED FOR THE FBI!

He retired before we did.

And moved away!

This is the intersection that I was watching from my chair on the front porch when a car pulled up at an angle-

In the middle of the intersection.

A man rolled the window down,

And he leaned out and started taking pictures of the house.

I was caught by surprise,

And it was over in mere seconds.

He did a U-turn in the middle of the street and sped off back the way he had come.

Later that day, I walked across and spoke to my friend –

I told him what had happened.

He asked me if I got the plate number,

And I said “NO” –

It was all so quick,

And I did not even think about it!

He then told me –

His wife had seen a BLACK SUV pull up across the street –

On the right-hand side, park.

She recorded the plate number and called him at work in the capital.

He ran the plate number,

And it came back –

It did not exist!

He had been testifying in Congress against the Chinese –

He took out his wallet –

And handed me his card with his name and phone number on it!

He told me if I ever saw anything again-

Call him right away and try to get the plate number!

I never saw anything after that –

But I still have his card,

Although he retired years ago.

Anyway, that is a side story to the STORM and this intersection!

The next morning after I took this picture –

We woke up to this!

The calm had passed, and the storm became real!

As high as the snow is piled-

It was nowhere near as much of a storm we had while living here.

Sherry and I lived in NWPA and WNY for 50 years.

I can say – in NVA –

We had three storms-

That left more snow than we ever had back there.

Most was recorded by the DULLES AIRPORT –

From our second story, we could see the tower.

We had 48 inches in a day and a half!

National Harbor with Buck and Cindy!

Around the time we lived back in NVA.

Our house – the front porch and before the storm –

Christmas lights –

THE CAM BEFORE THE STORM!

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Papa’s World – The day the SNOW came!

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It started off like many other days in NVA-

Brambleton, Va. –

We were a couple miles away from the backside of the DULLES AIRPORT –

For Washington, D.C. in Loudoun County.

Be prepared –

a winter storm watch has been announced.

This was the view from the steps of our front porch home –

of the intersection.

We were prepared –

after all, we had spent the first 50 years of our lives –

living and coping with winter snowbelt storms in WNY and NWPA!

But – all of that did not compare to what was to come.

Our patio – is enclosed by the house on three sides –

and a fence on the outer side toward the street.

Many family times spent here –

Back in WNY – I had a van – with wide tires.

I would take the van –

and ride back and forth on the driveway –

Packing down the snow instead of paying someone to plow it!

Here it was different-

only the driveway was about two car lengths long!

I had my shovel and a large pushbroom.

Then it started to snow –

light at first –

Then it started to stick to the paved sidewalks and road.

It continued all day and into the night –

We took turns trying to keep ahead of it.

Here Sherry attempts to clear a path on the front sidewalk!

You can see ahead of her where I had managed a path to the road.

Early morning of the next day –

less than 24 hours after the start.

It had turned into a major snowstorm in NVA! and the East Coast.

It continued the next morning !

They were trying to plow –

and keep the roads open the next day-

but it continued to come down.

The open door is out to the back patio next to the garage and driveway.

The garage door – over 36 inches and still snowing!

Me digging outside by the back patio.

The weather alerts kept coming –

the storm was not over!

It was piling up – soon the snow banks would be taller than me!

The entrance to the patio from the kitchen –

Over waist deep –

Not going out there-

and we had an all-nighter coming up!

That night after 24 hours of snow –

A look at the patio,

That fence I could look over on my tip toes!

If you go back to the picture of looking outside at the patio before the storm from inside this window-

This is looking from the outside into the front living room!

We had over 48 inches of snow in less than a day and a half.

In all the years of living in the snow belts up North –

We had never experienced –

this amount in such a short period.

The official measurements came from the DULLES AIRPOT just a few miles away!

We sold that home in 2020 and moved to the border area of OIB- SUNSET BEACH-

Our winters here are much different – even though in early Feb. we experienced snow-

This is a rare event here.

But we did get three to five inches with a hard crust.

Everything lasted maybe 5 to 7 days!

And then a few days later after it was gone –

We had 80-plus degrees.

There is a saying down here –

“IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE WEATHER – WAIT FIVE MINUTES AND IT WILL CHANGE”!

LOL – BUT FOR ONE DAY IT SNOWED AND SNOWED –

give me that beach chair any day-

and I will try to get up – better-

than shoveling snow!!! LOL

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