ROXBURY - The guy shoveling snow on Emmans Road had it all figured out.

"Lots of snow," he said.

"It happens on the sixers."

So that's it?

The region gets a blizzard when the year ends in the number six!

I could have looked up to see what happened in, say, 2006, 1986, or even 1916, but why bother?

Not everyone can be so philosophical about storms.

For politicians, they are tests - tests to see if they can keep the roads clear and people safe.

For Mikie Sherrill, who has been governor for about five weeks, this is already her second such exam.

And for the second time, she is doing just about the only thing a governor can do. That is, keep people up to date.

To that end, the governor began making the rounds of TV and radio news shows on Sunday and continued today.

On Monday, in fact, she had 16 such appearances scheduled on New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia outlets.

On News 12, Sherrill said the travel ban, which was extended to noon, is working.

By that, she means people are staying off the roads, thereby staying safe and allowing work crews to do their thing.

As of this morning, she said the Turnpike was actually in pretty good shape, but that the Parkway, which more or less hugs the coast, was still a work in progress.

"This was a storm like we have not seen here in at least a generation," she said.

And it's a storm that has even put politics on hold for a while in CD-7, the most competitive House district in the state.

A Democratic convention on Sunday in Hunterdon County to endorse a challenger to Tom H. Kean Jr., was postponed until this coming Sunday because of the storm.

Also put off was a forum set for Monday night in Rahway for all CD-7 candidates.

Meanwhile in neighboring CD-11, Republican Joe Hathaway plans a formal campaign kickoff this Saturday at noon at Morris County Republican headquarters in Parsippany.

Hathaway is running against Analilia Mejia to replace Sherrill in the House. The special election is April 16.