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Yes the wind does blow snow around up here in some strange ways.
The driveway next door which is open from the road to the beach is always full of snow. I would think the wind would just blow the snow out of it either to the street or to the beach. But it seems the wind carries the snow in then bounces around between and off the buildings slows down and deposits snow.
Another strange thing is the vapor from the heaters in the house to the north may be blowing toward the east but at the same time the vapor from the house two houses south of me will be blowing toward the west. It seems like the taller houses a little more south create some kind of whirlwind in that immediate area. Back in December I saw vapor from houses on different corners of the same intersection near the Airport Inn blowing in 3 different directions at the same time. That one I can't figure out since there are no real structures to make it blow so differently.
On Floyd's website there are pictures showing the wind blowing in opposite directions within a block or so on the same street.
As the wind blow the snow goes, and goes and goes. There have only been a few calm days here so far. Usually the wind is blowing one way or the other it's always moving snow around. It frequently shifts back and forth through the day. As Floyd says not much new snow but we do see the same stuff again and again.
I once walked to Bowerville into the wind thinking at least it will be at my back walking back. WRONG - it had shifted and I walked into the wind both directions.
If you can live with it, it's really not bad and it does add to the interest of the place.
I would like to here for Shelley, since she just moved to Barrow, how her experience is living in Barrow? I have read that you were excited to move, do you still have those same feelings? Are you enjoying living in Barrow? Tell me about your experience! I would also like others input on how it is!
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