We are in the middle of a major blizzard here. Snow is coming down at 3 inches per hour. There is about 9 inches on the ground. Where the plows have made one or more passes, there is still about 7 inches of snow on the roads. The wind is ferocious. It is swirling around and often the snow is horizontal. Winds are above 30 mph. I notice that the wind has plastered snow so tightly to some windows that we can't see out. In general, visibility is zero. It's cold. At this point, I think it's good the Governor closed roads to all but emergency vehicles. I suddenly find myself thinking that this wasn't too much media hype, after all. We still have power here, but I understand half a million people are without power now. I am grateful to have it and hope we keep it.