Its so bizarre the difference a word can have in two different locals. Lake Effect Snow. I know it refers to the condition behind the weather, but the connotation it brings with it in Buffalo is "Danger!!! Freak out snow is coming in bucket loads!!!" We're talking an inch an hour of snow, heavy, thick, and a lot.

Cleveland redition of lake effect snow is 3 - 4 inches over twelve or so hours. I woke up to "Lake Effect Snow" yesterday in Cleveland. Essentailly there was an inch of snow on the ground, the city streets were a little slushie, and the highway was clear. No snow on the highway. But traffic was ridiculous. 5 mph driving to work. On a clean and clear highway with no accidents or spin outs. It killed me. At one point my phone, with the traffic taken into account, told me it would take almost two hours to get to work for a drive that would usually take me 15 - 20 minutes.

Anyways, I got a whole slew of sketch pads for Christmas. One is light brown. I also got some fine point markers. So heres what I came up with.