SOUTHWICK, Mass. (WGGB) –They say there’s a first time for everything. Eric Crandall picked quite the time to move to Massachusetts from West Virginia, and this is his very first New England winter. “No. Nothing like this before. This is the most snow ever. It seems like everywhere else in the country the snow melts after like 3 days, where up here, it stays for like weeks and weeks,” he said.
At a Southwick apartment complex, folks spent their Saturday morning digging out. Their cars were buried beneath mounds of snow taller than some adults. “I started shoveling about 5-5:30 this morning…still haven’t gotten anywhere,” said Todd Anderson.
Not even our news truck was immune to getting stuck. “I look out the window, and there’s the Channel 40, ABC News truck stuck, so I figured I’d bundle back up, see if I could help,” Anderson shared. The snow showed no mercy on blowers and plow trucks, breaking them down, which meant entire lots in the complex went untouched. Southwick got some of the most snow, over 2 feet of it. Neighbors are out trying to help each other dig out. “You wouldn’t be able to do it by yourself. If you’re elderly, the snow is heavy, it’s cold,” Crandall warned. “I love snow, I don’t mind the winter, and it’s the only way I get to meet my neighbors around here,” smiled. Geoff Lucas. “My father once told me help somebody if you can. So, we’ll help anybody we can, you know?” Anderson added.
Speaking of a helping hand, Mother Nature should be lending one next week to help melt the snow, since temperatures are expected to climb past 40 degrees.
Good people!
my neighbors suck. my driveway was to much to do alone. so the rest can wait til sunday
MY HUSBAND IS SUCH A GOOD PERSON! HE CLEARED OUT THREE NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAYS PLUS OURS! THEN HE WALKED TO HIS MOTHERS HOUSE AND CLEARED ALL HER PORCHES AND SIDEWALKS AND HER DRIVEWAY! THIS ALL HAPPENED TODAY IN OUR TOWN OF EAST LONGMEADOW! HE DESERVES A TROPHY!
awesome neighbors are the best! i had help from my neighbors very thankful
Not one single person offered to help my son. Several neighbors have snowblowers, and just watched him struggle. After getting nowhere but shoveling for hours, he finally asked someone to help, and they let him use their snowblower.
We were helped by very kind neighbors. Bless them.
If people dont want to invest in a snowblower, but expect people that did to help, they are taking a chance and should not complain if they are not helped.