frozen. usually the normal plugs can handle the ice but this year it s too think so the coast guard had to bring an icebreaker down to help. ice is broken by the ware over the cutter, even the wake is often enough to create a shipping lane. what we re into now is called wind rows where the wind has driven the ice to stack up. it s thick and the ships can t get through and it that s why they need the coast guard to break. when it gets thick like this, all the icebreaker can do is ram the ice, black up, ram it again until they carve a path. sometimes it takes several hours. back out live. this ice stacks up on itself. just moments ago sounds like thunder. we could hear the ice cracking. one of the commodities that can t get through? road salt. desperately in need for that right now.
heavy, wet snow. which when you start plow thank down a runway, you wind up getting what we call bill: you get what? wind rows. you call them piles of snow, we call them wind rows. bill: we call them big ole snow piles in new york city. you have 175 flights canceled as of 6:30 this morning. that s 175 in and out. bill: in and out. so 350 and that number is growing. bill listen, kick back, and chill out while you can, phil. i m sitting at my desk, talking to you. i m nice and warm! bill: you stay nice and cozy, okay? and same to everybody there in boston. i know you guys are used to this but we ll get through this safely, okay? phil, thank you. he has the right attitude. martha: a great attitude. bill: maybe he s looking towards the patriots game this weekend and i guarantee you they will get all the