Worst snow storm you've experienced?

[no_hypocrisy]

41. One particular period in January, 1996

I was an overnight operator for an answering service.

I heard the snow precipitation was going to be bad, so I brought meals for Sunday, Monday, and potentially Tuesday.

I arrived at 7 p.m. and it wasn't flurries. It was snow.

Just in case, I brought my snow shovel, as you just don't know.

And it snowed all through Sunday. And Monday. And Tuesday.

And I was alone, to answer all the calls for doctors, lawyers, apartment complexes, etc.

Fortunately, I had heat, cable TV, a microwave, and a toilet that flushed.

I looked out on the parking lot Monday afternoon. The asshole plower pushed all the snow against my car -- and it reached the roof.

By Monday night, I had suffered a severe case of vomiting and didn't feel like digging out my car, let alone answering the phones. (BTW, you wouldn't believe how many people called to see if their doctors' offices were open during a blizzard.)

Tuesday morning and no replacement operators. The Governor had closed the public roads. I wasn't going anywhere. The vomiting had stopped and I went out to dig out my car. Never missed a call too.

So, I later got my numbers to explain my experience. 32 inches of snow and I handled 10,000 calls for 2-1/2 days.

Monday afternoon, my replacement arrived. I slowly started for home.

The roads sucked and the plows left maybe 1/2 inch of ice and snow on the surface. I lived only 5 miles away but it took 45 minutes to get home. And guess what?

No on-the-street parking. The available spaces had 24+ inches of heavy snow. So, once again, I pulled out my snow shovel and made a niche to park my car.

I dragged my ass up two flights of stairs to my apartment. I liken it to Scarlett making her way to Tara.

The bedsheets felt warm and soft.

I didn't leave my bed for 10+ hours.