My wife, a Janesville native, always told me that the winters in southern Wisconsin were the same as they were in south-central Pennsylvania, meaning a few snowstorms in January and February and maybe a couple of stretches of single digit temps, but otherwise manageable. “Madison is not the same as the Northwoods,” she would say. So, round about December 1, 2007, it started snowing, and it hasn’t stopped. It is now officially the snowiest winter on record. Throw in some subzero temperatures and some -40 wind chills, and I’m beginning to wonder what other friendly fibs my wife has told me about America’s Dairyland…
I tried to take my BBD (big black dog) outside for a walk while wearing my snowshoes (because the drifts are waist deep in spots), but he was scared of the snowshoes and made a beeline for the porch. Sigh. What a whimp.
