Our ratio of predicted to actual snowfall tends to vary quite a lot (I think part of it is that Halifax just doesn't tend to get hit as hard as other parts of the province, and pre-storm talk doesn't account for that other than actual forecasts?), but for some reason this time I really felt like we were going to get a whole bunch and lose power and all.

I'm just as pleased that in practice we got a respectable but not alarming amount and have retained power, but I also feel vaguely let down, despite not being unhappy.

I'm glad you got an amount that pleases you!