The final tally at Logan was 27.5 inches, which is just slightly more than what we got back in '78. Inland locations got a little less; here in Swellesley we probably got in the 20 inch range. Though once you get over 18 inches, why bother counting? Could be worse; one town in Maryland recorded 44 inches of snow.

We're supposed to be getting another 2-4 tonight, just enough to keep the road crews out and further tax the snow removal bugets, which in most towns had already been blown before this storm. With the looming cuts in local aid, expect any state income tax relief to be taken up by local property tax overrides (local property taxes are capped as to how high they can rise in any given year, but localities have the ability to vote for either general or specific overrides to make up funding gaps).

This may all be rendered moot later in the week, as temps rise and we may get some rain. But then it may snow again on Saturday. That would, I think, be the second time we've gotten snow on a day where Bentley College is hosting the CBI regional tournament. An argument for not letting them host anymore, though I don't think the regional coordinator (a Bentley person) would buy into that.