Snow, snow, snow

Robert Donovan actually took the above after Thursday's storm, but it's just too nice to pass up.

Roof of Brighton Center Rite-Aid collapses under the weight of all the snow. Lyss reports shoppers who made it to the Chestnut Hill Mall this afternoon were forced outside when the fire alarms went off.

Brian Lewandowski discovered the trains were still running in Beverly:

Rob Colonna was up early and reports that the only thing that seemed to be moving in Newton Highlands was the Green Line:

Mike Mennonno tells people still fuming over Thursday's commutes to chill out - especially people who could've taken public transit but didn't.

Anything that forces people off the streets and indoors is good, in my opinion. More people need to stay indoors more often, I think. Many should stay there all the time. Stay home. That's the route to world peace.

So it is with open arms that I embrace this Nor'easter, as I embrace all extreme weather. Weather teaches humility, patience, and harmony. Those who rage and rail against it--well, weather's not really the problem, is it? ...

Anne gets annoyed at her neighbor's college-age tenants, who can't be bothered to help the 85-year-old guy with four stents in his heart shovel the snow. Ditto for the healthy neighbors on the other side of the old guy. So she helps shovel him out.

Miss von Schtoop can't bring herself to hate the Northeastern students keeping her up at 4 a.m. with a post-finals party because of how they dug out a path and car belonging to a handicapped neighbor.

Kristine Munroe was thrilled to go outside and see some kind, unknown person had shoveled out her sidewalk.

Jen Stewart photographed the egg shelves at a Melrose supermarket (also milk and bread).

Ooh, look what Michael Bradford made:

Ryan Barrett didn't make French toast, but she did make her way to a South End Starbucks (open and plowed out in front) and took photos along the way, including one of a dog just chillin' at a corner:

Jody photographs the snow fort in her front yard.

Brian Christiansen takes photos of the view outside his Medford house.

Jef Taylor photographs ducks and sparrows visiting neighbors' bird feeders - and then finishes off his bottle of Nor'easter Bourbon.

How much does Angela hate cold and wet? Even more than she loves the Patriots, which is why she turned down an offer of tickets to today's game.

Weirdest snowman/greatest beer cooler ever.

Charlie bakes pretzels.

Anali had to decide between baking orange-nutmeg and zucchini muffins as she listened to the soundtrack from the Charlie Brown Christmas special.

Overmatter: The snow was much, much heavier this time, and in order to fling it over the fence I had to imagine it was someone who had done me wrong.