The words of Allan Babcock of Redfield, New York. He was quoted in a report from the Associated Press about the as yet unofficial snowfall total of 12 feet, 2 inches in Redfield. With more on the way.
Unofficially, the squalls have dumped 12 feet, 2 inches of snow at Redfield. If accurate, that would break the state record of 10 feet, 7 inches of snow that fell in nearby Montague over seven days ending Jan. 1, 2002, said Steve McLaughlin, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Buffalo.
A weather service representative was being sent to Redfield on Monday to verify the total.
Residents of this hardy upstate New York village seem unfazed. Redfield, whose economy thrives on snowmobilers and cross-country skiers, receives an annual average of 270 inches — more than 22 feet.
"It's snow. We get a lot of it. So what?" said Allan Babcock, a lifelong resident who owns Shar's Country Diner, a popular eatery in this village of 650 people.
The whole Tug Hill region (which is where Redfield is) has a booming tourism business going catering to snowmobilers. And they really are used to a lot of snow. This is still an awful lot in a very short time, though.
