Winter 2015

With the half a foot plus of snow throughout Ocean County melting over the last week, the last thing that we needed here was a rain storm on top of it. But if we want to look at the glass as being half full, it actually did a big favor for a lot of us.

All of the snow that we've gotten this winter has definitely caused some headaches here in Ocean County. From travel problems to school closings & delays, and even parking difficulties.

Yesterday's snow storm wasn't fun for anyone - well, maybe for the kids who got the day off of school and got to play in the snow. But for those of us who were digging out last night and today, it wasn't the way most of us would choose to spend our time. However, it's a hassle that's necessary.

For all the storms that we've had this winter, all of the scary accidents and bad road conditions, this video didn't make me look twice at first. But then something seemed not quite right. Check it out for yourself:

Remember the "snow coaster" from back in December? Well I think that these families need to get together and set up the most epic backyard snow theme park ever! This snowbound family made the best of their situation with an awesome DIY luge course. Check it out for yourself:

I'm kind of on the fence about whether this Massachusetts man is a brilliant entrepreneur or a slick scam artist. Read on to find out how one New Englander is capitalizing on the rough winter up North.

We may be whining and moaning about the cold, snow, and ice that we've had to deal with this winter, but let's take a moment for a little perspective - at least we're not in Canada. While we're dealing with inches of snow, they're dealing with feet. In fact, so much that this guy figured that it would make more sense not to shovel a path out to his car, but to shovel a tunnel to his vehicle. Take

Yesterday, I shared a really practical, simple way to get ice off of your windshield. Today, we have another interesting method to remove winter weather from your vehicle, but this one is decidedly more, let's say, "creative". Take a look at how this person brings a sheet of snow to the ground in only seconds:

If your morning was anything like mine today, your car was coated in Mother Nature's equivalent of a crisp candy shell. After wrenching the door open, blasting the defrost for a good 10 minutes, I could finally scrape the ice off the windshield enough to actually go somewhere. If only I'd seen this video earlier. This ingenious solution de-ices a windshield in literally seconds. Take a look: Read

A couple years ago I wrote about seeing people out in the winter in shorts. At the time, we were talking about normal winter weather - temperatures in the 30s. But I couldn't believe what I saw this morning when I was running errands.