Snow Dayz Pass By
Many streets and driveways were filled with over three feet of snow. Photo by: Nathan Sergent
February 4, 2016
Winter Storm Jonas became one of York’s biggest snowstorms in history when it hit the East Coast with over 3 feet of snow on February 22.
The storm was a huge talk among students and teachers in Susky. Many were excited to get out early on Friday, getting an extra treat when schools were closed on Monday and Tuesday.
Junior Nathan Sergent spent his time shoveling out snow for his father’s local business Digger Dave.
“I spent most of my time snow shoveling whenever the snow came down,” said Sergent.
Many people were stuck shoveling out their driveways on Sunday and Monday. A few businesses like Digger Dave were called to shovel out many driveways over the weekend.
“[Digger Dave] was really busy. We had around 100 people call, but we only got around to 12 because it was just my dad and I,” said Sergent. “I shoveled twelve driveways and made around $300.”
Students were rushed to shovel out their driveways in order to make it to work.
Junior Amber Manuel was stuck inside her house throughout the weekend and couldn’t make it to work until Monday.
“Over the weekend I was supposed to be working, but I didn’t work any of those days at all because of the snow,” said Manuel. “On Monday I went in to work for 3 hours, and I ended up going home early because we were closing early that day.”
Spending many hours outside shoveling snow wasn’t the only problem the storm caused. Many people lost their internet connection for up to nearly two days. To pass the time, many people watched movies they had on DVD.
Junior Hannah Naylor was stuck at a friend’s house over the cold weekend and did more shoveling than others normally would have.
“I stayed at my friend’s house, and we had to shovel out the entire street,” said Naylor. “We had to shovel for 12 hours, and we had to do all of the neighbor’s driveways because they were all elderly. The snow plows still didn’t come through, so Monday afternoon we shoveled out the entire street.”
Even though shoveling out snow and shivering from the cold had a bad effect on many, the remainder of the school week was filled with two-hour delays due to snow melting onto the street and freezing overnight.
“I did enjoy the two-hour delays because the classes were shorter and the day went by faster, and we got to sleep in,” said Manuel.
Before Winter Storm Jonas hit the East Coast, many expected a lot less snow while there were some who expected there would have been even more.
“I thought we were going to get more because everyone was making such a big deal about it, but we still did get a lot,” said Manuel.
A few students even took predicting the forecast to another level of fun.
“We actually took a bet to see who would be the closest one in the family to guess the correct amount of snow,” said Naylor.
With over 3 feet of snow on the ground, the snow from Jonas will take a few weeks to melt away.
