Honestly, it's not quite as spectacular as I was hoping. I don't even really have that amazing of pictures. I stole the one above from Sasha. However, other parts of the country were hit pretty hard. Chicago, for instance. Here's my favorite media quote for the storm so far (MSNBC.com): “Even Chicago — with its legions of snowplows and its usual confidence in the face of winter storms that would surely crush other cities — bent under the storm's weight.”
We're cozied up at home. I'm writing blog entries to procrastinate on sermon writing. Tom is actually working. We've also got his scanner running from work. Number one complaint of the day: “My neighbor's snowblowing snow onto my property.” No joke. Every other call is this. Seriously. There was a blizzard last night, and you are calling the cops to complain that your neighbor is snowblowing onto your driveway? Ridiculous.
These calls are now and then peppered with altercations between city snow plow drivers and PEOPLE THAT SHOULDN'T BE DRIVING ANYHOW. No wonder snow plow drivers care not whether they dump large amounts of heavy plowed snow at the end of your driveway—they keep the city running when there's snow and people go out and fight with them. Sad.
I love snow. I love that it's a snow day. I am thankful for snow plow drivers. And I'm thankful for my neighbors (even if they play loud, repetitive video games at 2 in the morning or hold WWE matches upstairs). Luckily, I also see a lot of fb postings of people whose neighbors have helped clear driveways and shared meals. And while people are busy being irritated by snow and their neighbors, at least they aren't shooting each other.
Happy snow day!
