2/8/10 - Snowy Monday!!

Well, it's snowed literally all day today, and is supposed to continue through tomorrow. This morning's commute was NOT FUN, not one bit. It took me 3 times as long to get to work, I was an hour late even though I left early. The joys of living in the far out suburbs I guess. It's really upsetting though...to pass so many accidents on the road, so many cars in the ditch (most of which are facing the WRONG way, so I just can't imagine how scary their experience was). I think the state really needs to offer some kind of mandatory winter driving course or something, with refreshers every few years. People can live here literally their entire lives, and just never get the hang of driving in the winter.

I heard on the news some cities/counties are actually running out of places to put the snow!!! How the hell does that happen?? It does seem like we've gotten way more snow than usual though this year, I'll be interested to see the final numbers when all is said and done! In my city, the mailman just drives down one side of the street and puts the mail in the box (no walking). After every snow, we get a letter in our mailbox telling us we need to clear the street for them (thanks to the plows). We drive down the street, and the snowbank down the entire road is way OVER the mailboxes now, at some houses, you can just barely see the mailbox doors sticking out through the snowbank. We are literally surrounded by snow! But, it is beautiful!!

Here are some pics of the snowy trees and some icicles. Also, the view of the Cathedral from my office. I have some more winter pics to add, but not on this computer yet...I'll have to come back!




























Until tomorrow!!!