Monday, January 24, 2005
Blanket of Kindness.
The weekend is over and the potential calamity, woe, & grief that could have hit the Philly metropolitan area has not materialized. It's in a holding pattern over William Penn's head, located with the remainder of his statue atop City Hall. The Eagles had won, advancing to the Supe against another Northeast team, the Patriots.
The Storm that was supposed to leave 18-24 inches of snow did not materialize. Instead, its younger brother paid a visit. 12-14 inches was a lot easier to clean off...well, clean off the areaas immediately surrounding Lincoln Financial Field, at least. While other parts of the city lay buried in the white stuff, sounds of joy and relief and sights of tears and gatorade baths emanated from the Linc, where the only snow visible was in large piles. The end of the curse on the Iggles was more important than clean and accessible streets.
Locally, the snow was welcomed by kids hoping for a three day weekend and by parents whose half-finished backyard projects were in need of cover. The eyesores that were a cause of daily harangues and reminders were gone now. In their place were natural sculptures and windblown snow dances. A Christo with a predeliction for White had come to town.
The weekend is over and the potential calamity, woe, & grief that could have hit the Philly metropolitan area has not materialized. It's in a holding pattern over William Penn's head, located with the remainder of his statue atop City Hall. The Eagles had won, advancing to the Supe against another Northeast team, the Patriots.
The Storm that was supposed to leave 18-24 inches of snow did not materialize. Instead, its younger brother paid a visit. 12-14 inches was a lot easier to clean off...well, clean off the areaas immediately surrounding Lincoln Financial Field, at least. While other parts of the city lay buried in the white stuff, sounds of joy and relief and sights of tears and gatorade baths emanated from the Linc, where the only snow visible was in large piles. The end of the curse on the Iggles was more important than clean and accessible streets.
Locally, the snow was welcomed by kids hoping for a three day weekend and by parents whose half-finished backyard projects were in need of cover. The eyesores that were a cause of daily harangues and reminders were gone now. In their place were natural sculptures and windblown snow dances. A Christo with a predeliction for White had come to town.
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