Sunday, February 19, 2012
Snow in Blacksburg!
One of the things I was looking forward to when I decided to come to Tech was the snow. My cousin always talks about how much it snows here so I was expecting it to snow a good amount at least five or six times throughout the winter. According to the National Weather Service, the average annual snowfall for Blacksburg, Virginia currently hovers around 20 inches. Surprisingly, today, February 19th, was the first day out of the season that we got a significant snow accumulation. Some may blame it on global warming, some may say its just a coincidence. Whatever the case, my first snow day in Blacksburg was quite adventurous. I woke up around eleven this morning and was surprised to see that it was already snowing a little bit outside. I was expecting rain all day and then a crossover to snow tonight. The snow started out only sticking to the grass, but it didn't take long for it to start covering the sidewalks and roads. The snow was getting pretty deep, so my friends and I had decided to go make a snow man and play in the snow. Just as I was getting my warm clothes on, another friend called and said his car was overheating on the side of the interstate. I checked the Virgina 511 website to see how the road conditions were and learned that even the interstate was covered with snow. Not wanting to leave my friend stranded, I hopped in my car and headed for the interstate. After stopping at Advance auto to pick up a jug of antifreeze, I finally made it to his car on the interstate. We filled up the radiator and were able to limp the car back to Tech. Even with 4-wheel-drive, the journey was quite treacherous. We saw two fender benders as well as two cars in the ditch on the way back. We were finally able to help the rest of our friends finish building a snowman and participate in a snowball fight. After a long day we headed to Owens to fill up. My first snow day in Blacksburg is definitely one that I won't forget anytime soon.
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