A Taste of Winter / Snowstorm leaves LI with white mantle, slick roads NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition

"I love snow. I want 30 inches," said Freddie Westbrook, 43, who was on his way home to Central Islip from a computer class in Melville yesterday afternoon when he pulled off the Long Island Expressway to buy a pack of cigarettes at Brentwood Texaco. "We haven't had a real accumu...

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Published inNewsday
Main Author This story was reported by Bill Bleyer, Kara Blond, Mitchell Freedman, John Hildebrand, Stephanie McCrummen, Jordan Rau, Victor Manuel Ramos, Lauren Terrazzano, Katie Thomas and Joie Tyrrell. It was written by Tyrrell
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Long Island, N.Y Newsday LLC 21.01.2000
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Summary:"I love snow. I want 30 inches," said Freddie Westbrook, 43, who was on his way home to Central Islip from a computer class in Melville yesterday afternoon when he pulled off the Long Island Expressway to buy a pack of cigarettes at Brentwood Texaco. "We haven't had a real accumulation in a while. I think it's great." "Oh, I hate it!" [Rosemary Gunby] said. "It's a hassle to go anywhere. It's slippery. I don't like to drive in this weather." 1) Newsday Photo by Kathy Kmonicek - THE OLD BRUSH-OFF. Rosemary Gunby of Farmingdale cleans ice and snow off the windshield of her car yesterdsy as she leaves work in Woodbury. 2) Newsday Photo by Jim Peppler - HAVING A BALL. Marianne Rice mixes it up with sons, Timothy, 5, and Christopher, 3, in the front yard of their home on Sand Hill Road in Wantagh; attempting to drive, however, was not as much fun. 3) Newsday Cover Photo by Kathy Kmonicek - Carly Mannes, 6, Adam Goldstein, 5, and his brother Dana, 9, from front to back at Syosset-Woodbury Community Park. 4) Newsday Cover Photo by John Keating - Eastbound traffic on LIE at Exit 49 last night.; SNOW GOING. The Storm's Got LI Covered. 1) Newsday Photo by Kathy Kmonicek - Carly Mannes, 6, Adam Goldstein, 5, and his brother Dana, 9, from front to back at Syosset-Woodbury Community Park. 2) Newsday Photo by John Keating - Eastbound traffic on LIE at Exit 49 last night.