His intent was to start a modest snow-plowing business with his best friend to clear driveways in Yonkers.
US Colorado and Utah saw modest amounts of snow last week (3cm in Vail, for example), but a snowstorm was expected this weekend, so conditions for this week should be much better.
"Let It Snow," a modest and intermittently diverting comedy from Adam Marcus that stars his brother, Kipp, revives not only that hoary old routine but several others.
A new storm moved into Southern California on Sunday night, bringing modest rain, cold temperatures and snow, and shutting down Interstate 5 in the Tejon Pass, officials said.
At the Golden Globe Awards last month, Gwen Stefani was uncharacteristically modest in a high-necked, snow-white vintage satin dress.
As she spoke recently, a gentle snow fell outside the modest home where Rother grew up in a blue-collar suburb of Minneapolis.
For years, coal ash from the Belews Creek Steam Station fell like snow on the town's modest houses and back-yard vegetable gardens.
"Snow's comments had a modest impact on what is already an enormous trend," said David Puth, global head of foreign exchange and commodities at J. P. Morgan.
Overall, though, Eric Oppenheimer, chief deputy director for the state water board, characterized the revisions as "modest". Depending on how much rain and snow the state gets this winter, officials said they could revisit the rules in March or April.
Two other films followed - Undertow and Snow Angels - and if observers noted a modest rise in humour, they detected no change in the attitude towards entertainment.
And in homeowners' associations like Summerfield, where owners generally take care of their own properties, optional lawn and garden maintenance and snow removal are made available at a modest extra cost.
