Gov. Martin O'Malley delivered a blunt message to Marylanders after the second blizzard within five days dumped more than 20 more inches of snow on parts of the Baltimore region: Don't expect a return to normal any time soon.
that have been besieged by complaints about unplowed or partially cleared streets. Though neighborhood streets are not a state responsibility, at one point he seemed to speak directly to those who have been griping about their local leaders.
"Stop already with the 'scrape my street down to the pavement.' That cannot happen for the next 72 hours," he said.
The storm that started Tuesday evening and lingered into last night vaulted the winter of 2009-2010 into the record books as the snowiest on record in Maryland – with more that 6 feet having fallen and a month to go before spring arrives.