Connecticut’s second snowstorm in as many days left many people throughout the state cleaning up a mess they thought was already behind them.
After Sunday’s snow, Elon Shelton, 8, shoveled out a path to the bus stop with his mother. This time, the snowfall was so bad school was out. He got some lessons Tuesday from his sister on how best to tackle snow removal.
“How to throw it on the side and everything else,” Shelton said.
Azariah Shelton, 16, felt that her brother needed the lesson after seeing his previous work.
“He would just have the snow sitting in the same spot, so I had to teach him to move it out of the way,” Azariah Shelton said.
So there the two siblings were, crouched down together, each with hands on the handle of a shovel.
“I was teaching him how to throw the snow off the shovel instead of using his hands,” Azariah Shelton said.
If he wasn’t learning how to shovel, Elon Shelton said he’d be doing something else.
“I would have made a snow angel or had a snowball fight,” he said.
“Jeez -- Here We Go”
Matthew Esposito said it was 85 degrees on Thanksgiving in Fort Myers, Florida. But then he flew back to Connecticut on Sunday night, where he was greeted with snow on the ground at his North Granby home.
“Jeez, here we go,” Esposito said upon his return. “It’s just the beginning.”
Esposito cleared snow Monday, but after a twin snowstorm in the area, he felt a bit of déjà vu Tuesday morning as he got his snowblower out in his driveway again.
“It’s a little bit of a change from being poolside sipping on a beer or two, but now, it’s sipping on a coffee or a tea and then trying to clear off the snow,” Esposito said.
North Granby received the most snow in Connecticut over the past few days -- more than a foot.
Connecticut residents might want to keep their shovels and snowblowers handy. The forecast calls for more snow in the hills Wednesday.
