I heard on the news this morning that it is going to be 60F today in Buffalo. That will melt that 7 feet of snow probably a bit faster than the waterways can handle.
In a related story, I am getting good at shoveling snow. I'm pretty freaking bored at the moment so I went out to shovel my sidewalk, and the neighbor's, too, while I was at it. Only took me three or four minutes. Of course, we've had less than an inch of snow since I shoveled it yesterday (4 inches and I cried and whined then) but I'm still feeling good about my effort.