>The past few days you can measure it in *feet* here in my area. But if it starts falling in *meters*, someone's in big trouble <s>

You're right about that! BTW I used to live in the D.C. area (I graduated from high school in Bethesda, MD) and I remember what a big deal it was when there was a significant snowfall, since nobody was really equipped to deal with it. Hope you guys recover and get back to normal soon.