A picture from Cheektowaga that describes the Buffalo snowstorm perfectly

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5. Seen worse.

Now, if you couldn't see the tops of the cars.... As a kid I used a snow scoop to move mountains of snow. I remember opening the door from the mud room and just seeing a wall of white where the door was. I poked a hole through the snow at the top and just started shoveling. Fortunately is was just a big drift, but I remember the snow on either side path to the driveway was way taller than I was.