That by dropping nearly $200 on emergency snow supplies that I have guaranteed it will never, ever snow again for as long as I live here.

No, really. Behind the cut are two picture taken about 3 1/2 hours apart. I've removed a layer of ice from the windshield and rear window of the car, and you can see on the roof when/where I got tired of scraping. :D
( Before and after shots )

Temperatures have risen to above freezing, so every quaintly snow- and ice-bedecked branch and twig is now thawing on everything else.

Good thing, as diet Coke ran out yesterday and cabin fever is setting in.

...when you realize you ordered all of the winter gear in time for delivery to be delayed by inclement weather.

(Facepalm)

Based on suggestions from the ever-helpful and alert flist, the following additons are being made to the car kit:

Real snow shovel.

Snow brush/scraperKitty litter, already on hand due to the two furry lumps currently warming my feet ( Read more... )

It's 8:30am in Marietta, GA, a sleepy suburb of Atlanta. At this time of day, the driveways of my little street look like a ghost town.

Today, not. A. Single. Car. Has. BUDGED.

Seriously, we're all either burning vacation days or working from home. WE CAN BE TAUGHT!

I lol'd. :D

We're scheduled for Snowmageddon Part Deux this evening. I heard over the weekend and burned a vacation day today. I don't care how cool they plan to be about releasing people, there's no way I'm spending all that time in the car ever again if I can help it ( Read more... )

I was abandoning my car in the snow five days ago, and today the A/C is on.

If I see a groundhog, I'm shooting it.

You know how most people allegedly consider themselves to be above average drivers? I don't. I know better. I'm good if I manage not to be a danger to myself or others.

I say this because I just drove down the other side of Blackjack Mountain, which has poorer sun exposure so people are still retrieving their vehicles, and back up again without ( Read more... )

I think this article covers it pretty well. Missed the mayor  on some morning show, but I'll bet youtube's got my back.

Now that I've tagged four or five posts, it's come to my attention that Snowmageddon has only one "g." Ah, well. It's not a real word, anyway.