Just three weeks ago, northern Jersey was mostly buried under various layers of ice, slush and dirty snow. We had a rough stretch of snowfall and cold temps from late December thru mid-February. We were one big storm away from “coagulation”, from a transportation clog-up that would have shut down stores and offices (given our extreme dependence upon automobiles and trucks to move us around and deliver the things we want to buy and sell).

But then it all just stopped. No more snow, and temps started rising into the 30s and 40s, even some 50s here and there. We might get a surprise snowstorm yet (March can be fickle), but for now, this is what remains of one of many big snow banks that towered over us and swallowed up all the sidewalks and parking spaces and road lanes, just a few weeks ago. Goodbye till next winter, let’s hope.