9/13/2023 0 Comments Chicago snow totals march 12 2017In fact, Chicago saw about 68% of the season's total snowfall by the time Christmas rolled around, but less than an inch of snow fell between December 19 th and March 11 th. However, the months of February and January went by with nothing more than a couple of light snow showers. Snowfall by the end of December ran almost 10'' above average for that point in the season in Chicago. Largely, the region's snowfall was below average as snow was the 2 nd least in 26+ years for the region as a whole. If you love snow, then hopefully you didn't live in the Midwest this past winter. The Northeast region's "loser" in terms of snowfall was Baltimore, MD where this was the 3 rd least snowy winter in 26+ years with only 3'' of snow. Interestingly, last year was the least snowiest winter season on record. While the infamous mid-March Nor'easter brought 26% of the season's total snowfall to the city (that was almost 3' of snow), and the storm set a new record for the most snow in a 24 hour period as 31.3'' of snow fell between March 14 th and 15 th. Lake Effect snow during mid-November dumped roughly 21% of the season's total snowfall on Binghamton as about 2' of snow fell in a couple of days. The swath of above average snowfall was bounded by below average snowfall in places like Buffalo, NY and Toronto, ON while above average snowfall stretched from eastern New York state up into Newfoundland where they received incredible amounts of snow.īinghamton, NY is the winner in terms of snowfall for the Northeast Region as this was the snowiest winter season on record for the city. Generally speaking, above average snowfall was confined to New England (New York state and northeastward). ![]() Just 50 miles to our north, however, Wilkes-Barre, PA saw their 7th snowiest winter season in 26+ years. The dividing line is somewhere near weathertrends360 headquarters in Allentown, PA where snowfall was the 11 th least in 26+ years. Over a relatively small distance, snowfall for the season goes from above average to below average. On the whole, snowfall trended greater than last year for the Northeast but snowfall was still the 8 th least in 26+ years. ![]() And if you haven't heard, snowfall in the West was completely BONKERS! (not a scientific term). Below average snowfall was common across the Midwest, but snowfall was above average in the far northwestern Plains. ![]() Parts of New England saw one of their snowiest winters on record, but areas just to the south received below average snowfall. Depending on where you live, this winter season was feast or famine in terms of snowfall.
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9/13/2023 0 Comments Sam carrying frodo majestic![]() Namely, there is no duplicity in him (as there is not in most hobbits). I've only put in the most relevant of the passages which I believe illustrate what it means when Samwise is a "simple" person. These were the only Shire-services, and the Messengers were the most numerous, and much the busier of the two. But the offices of Postmaster and First Shirriff were attached to the mayoralty, so that he managed both the Messenger Service and the Watch. As mayor almost his only duty was to preside at banquets, given on the Shire-holidays, which occurred at frequent intervals. The only real official in the Shire at this date was the Mayor of Michel Delving (or of the Shire), who was elected every seven years at the Free Fair on the White Downs at the Lithe, that is at Midsummer. They were hospitable and delighted in parties, and in presents, which they gave away freely and eagerly accepted.Īt no time had Hobbits of any kind been warlike, and they had never fought among themselves. And laugh they did, and eat, and drink, often and heartily, being fond of simple jests at all times, and of six meals a day (when they could get them). Their faces were as a rule good-natured rather than beautiful, broad, bright-eyed, red-cheeked, with mouths apt to laughter, and to eating and drinking. They do not and did not understand or like machines more complicated than a forge-bellows, a water-mill, or a hand-loom, though they were skilful with tools. Hobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more numerous formerly than they are today for they love peace and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-farmed countryside was their favourite haunt. Maybe I am too stupid to realize that Sam has been described throughout the whole story to be a real "simpleton"? It makes me feel as if I've missed some major point of the whole story. This part actually made me uncomfortable, way more than the environment/setting of the story. Or even something that a servant would do. That doesn't seem like normal hobbit behaviour. I also don't understand why Sam would hold Frodo's hand and almost kiss it and cry over it sometimes. To me, he just seems "slightly less sophisticated" than Frodo, and presumably relatively poor since he worked for Frodo back home. Sam doesn't appear even nearly that stupid/ignorant in the rest of the story to me. But for him to think that this Gollum person was following them around to Mordor just to kill and eat them makes zero sense to me. But he seems very capable to me, albeit strangely submissive to Frodo in a way which I don't quite understand. I also find it strange that Tolkien says "simple mind", as if Sam was some kind of mentally challenged hobbit. Why exactly did Frodo (apparently) not tell Sam about this extremely important detail? Why did Sam never question or ask about it? What on Earth did Sam think that Gollum was? Why was this weird creature following them around for so long and repeatedly tried to stab/suffocate/bite/attack/flee from them? Just some crazy guy who happens to have found them and is looking for "hobbit meat"? Even if that had been the case, Sam's behaviour is absolutely bizarre to me. They seemed to trust him for absolutely no good reason. Even if Gollum didn't desire the Ring, or even knew about it, he is such a weird and sketchy figure that this alone should make them far more careful and cautious. Not even having his foot tied to the rope, allowing themselves to go to sleep both at the same time, etc. In fact, in spite of the explanation that Frodo feels pity and mercy toward Gollum, I found it baffling how careless they both were in handling Gollum. How is it possible that Frodo did not think it was necessary to even mention this to his trusty companion and only friend, facing such extreme dangers? It seems downright idiotic by Frodo and putting them in an even worse danger. Huh?! I was fully convinced that Sam had been extremely aware of this threat since long before they ever met Gollum. The Dark Lord was He, of course but Sam wondered who She was. He realized now that it was not so: Gollum was feeling the terrible call of the Ring. To his simple mind ordinary hunger, the desire to eat hobbits, had seemed the chief danger in Gollum. Sam had lain still, fascinated by this debate, but watching every move that Gollum made from under his half-closed eye-lids. 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