When we were considering relocating to Long Island, NY, we were told that the weather was very similar to our weather in TN. 8-10 degrees cooler they said, very little snow they reassured us. Well it is now mid-February and we have been buried under snow since December 19th!. One snow on top of another for about 6 weeks now. The piles of plowed snow keep building to record heights. I know this is an unusual year, but enough is enough. There has been record snow even in TN this year. The snow is beautiful I admit it. Nothing makes things look as fresh and clean as a new layer of beautiful white snow. Problem is that it makes everything harder. The wind and the cold require layers and layers of clothing. Walking becomes aerobic exercise due to the need to wade through the deep snow. The same work takes much longer in the snow. Even worse is that I know that beneath the freshest layer are more layers of dirty snow from the previous ones. It piles up layer upon layer. Every...