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By the late afternoon Friday, Bryan Carrillo had been working about six hours clearing falling snow from downtown walkways. It showed. Charged at about 4:30 p.m. with helping clear the Stamford train station sidewalk, Carrillo, an independent contractor, quickly shoveled the days waning but steady flakes before they had a chance to accumulate.
Stamford crews worked throughout the day making sure downtown roads and paths were clear for vehicles and pedestrians. A few downtown businesses closed early, and city schools were dismissed earlier than usual, but for the most part Stamford conducted business as usual despite the heavy-snow prediction.
The crews were at the ready, perhaps expecting another onslaught of snow like the post-Christmas one the region experienced. Although heavy at times, this snowfall fell short of that.
It wasnt that bad, said Oscar Guilford, owner of Mr. Guilfords Fashions on Washington Boulevard. Besides, he said, I had some people who had a pickup today, so he couldnt close his mens wear shop because of the weather.
Its wet snow, Guilford observed. Its worse walking in it than it is driving.
At first, when the snow was falling heaviest at midday, Stamford resident Magda Kotek might not have been convinced of that. I grew up in the South. At about 12:30, with the heavy snowfall, I was ranting out at work, said Kotek, who works for a financial services company in Norwalk. My co-workers told me to just wait, it wasnt a big deal.
Like her co-workers, Kotek soon learned to carry on despite the snow. After work she felt secure enough about the weather to traipse through Stamfords downtown streets running errands.
The National Weather Service predicts about a 50 percent chance of more snow in Stamford on Saturday, Jan. 8.
How did you fare on Friday? Was it business as usual or did you have to make adjustments because of the snow?
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