On January 25th, the snowstorm originally started with just regular snow. Nothing too advanced, easy to pass. Then came the following week, January 26th-30th. That’s when the snow aggressively became ice. Rock. Hard. Ice. This ice was so hard that it took 4 days of complete labor to clean out my uncle’s driveway halfway. So hard that they had to close off lanes, and school was off for two whole weeks. As a matter of fact, they stopped trying to clear the ice at some point because they ran out of salt. What was worse than the inevitable ice was the cold, OH MY GOD. It was FREEZING, I mean three layers of pants cold, wear a hoodie, a sweater, AND a long-sleeved shirt all week cold. Even if the door was open for more than a millisecond, the whole house would be freezing in seconds.  Not to mention the sidewalks all looked like this:

The heavy snow from Sunday’s winter storm didn’t just bring snow; it brought complications to students at PGCPS who walk to school. Though the county tried to clear the area, sidewalks are still covered by snow and ice. These conditions aren’t only dangerous for walkers but also delay them for school. Nadelyn Ferman, a sophomore at ERHS said it best: “have a lot of complications getting to school, there’s a bunch of snow, and some paths I can’t get through. Most of the time I feel like i’m going to to fall”  with most students having to walk to school, the county should’ve worked harder on clearing sidewalks for people to be able to get around, these photos show how tough the walk is for many.