Life paralysed??
As I opened my eyes in the morning today, all I could see was a white blanket outside my window. Every little speck was layered with about one foot of snowfall! The sunshine illuminated the entire spectrum. It was a marvellous sight indeed, indescribable in words for sure! The water in the pipes and tanks had frozen so not a drop dripping…the only water trickling I could see was from the icicles formed on the roofs and as each droplet descended on the ground it froze right there! The newspaper arrived very late and was stocked with headlines such as “Heavy snowfall paralyses life”. The detailed news gave an extensive report of blocked roads, lack of daily supplies of necessities like vegetables, milk, bread etc., snapped telephone lines, disrupted power and water supply, twisted electric poles, all forms of transportation at halt, tourists trapped, etc. etc. etc. – life at a standstill and all thanks to the high velocity winds and one of the heaviest snowfalls ...