The rain and slightly warmer weather have finally been melting the snow across Long Island, but now people are going to have to go through the cleanup process all over again.
Hardware stores are stocking up on salt, shovels, ice scrapers, and windshield wiper fluid. During the last storm, many businesses saw a shortage of some of those items. This time, they’re once again looking ahead and reaching out to suppliers so they have what people need.
“People come in they buy them all up and then we have to wait till our next shipment to get more,” said Remy Boyce, an employee at Kings West Hardware. “We try to have what we can. But when people buy it it’s a good thing for us. We want people to buy our products, but we can run out and we have.”
Some people across Long Island say they aren't happy about another storm, but that they’re ready to pull out their snowblowers and shovels once again.
“It's unbelievable.,” said Ed Pecinka, of Wantagh. “I haven't seen this much snow since I was a kid.”