BOSTON, Massachusetts — As Boston preps for yet another blizzard, plenty of residents Mashable spoke with Friday said this winter has already brought more snow than any they can remember,
The National Weather Service has put Boston under a blizzard warning from 7 p.m. ET Saturday until 11 a.m. ET Sunday. The city is expected to see 10 to 14 more inches of snow pile onto the 3 to 4 feet that already coats much of the area.
Besides the volume of snow, the dangerous mixture of frigid temperatures and powerful bursts of wind may be the worst part of this storm. Wind chill is expected to drop below zero, and coastal gusts of wind may reach 74 miles per hour, equivalent to hurricane intensity.
Blizzard watches and warnings are ongoing all over the Northeast--from Cape Cod all the way to the top of Maine.
Pretty typical pile of snow in Boston right now. pic.twitter.com/tbsBXuPPME— Colin Daileda (@ColinDaileda) February 14, 2015
"I'd say this is the worst storm I can remember since I was a little kid," Emma Carmody, a student at Suffolk University, told Mashable. "This has just been nonstop."
Public transportation has been just the opposite, according to residents.
People in Boston trying to get on the bus, lining up single file between snow piles earlier today. pic.twitter.com/tCU7W8f40Y— Colin Daileda (@ColinDaileda) February 14, 2015
"The trains have been horrible," Jenelyn Santos, a student at the University of Massachusetts Boston, told Mashable. "It took me three hours getting from Chelsea to Back Bay, which is usually like 45 minutes."
David Vielmann, who works at a T-Mobile store in Boston, said the city's transportation woes go beyond train delays.
"Traffic is terrible because they reduce lanes because of snow, and there are parking bans," he said.
Many of Boston's streets are lined with walls of snow several feet high. Plenty of snow has been unceremoniously dumped on street corners, as there is hardly anywhere else to put it. Some sidewalks are shoveled, others aren't, sometimes forcing residents to slip and slide into a street they need to cross.
Boston streets are literally paved with snow taller than cars in some places. pic.twitter.com/QGMR2zg0KA— Colin Daileda (@ColinDaileda) February 14, 2015
Jeff Shaw, who said he is homeless, told Mashable he is just trying to stay warm. Reading on a bench at The Shops at Prudential Center, a mall, he said he can sometimes keep warm and take showers at a gym where he has a membership.
The mall, though, is not a longterm option.
"If you fall asleep they kick you out," Shaw said. "No matter how cold it is."