Snowmageddon. Snowpocalypse. The Perfect Storm. That's what Baltimore had this past Friday and Saturday, February 5 and 6, 2010. This part of the country gets snow, but it's hardly ever this much at one time. This is not snowmobile city, believe me. It will be days before any city snow plow comes down my street (if ever). The snow is so deep that it's not snow plowing we need; it's snow removal. There is no place to put this much snow in a city environment. After two days of blizzard-like conditions with 30+ inches of snowfall and 5-foot-high drifts, today the sky is blue and the sun mocks us. Nobody is moving. Cars are buried. The only thing visible on my car in the driveway is the radio antenna which is mounted on the roof in the back. It would take 4 days of 50-degree temperatures (which won't be happening) to melt the snow off my car.
Only one enterprising neighbor boy was out with a shovel this morning, and he charged me $60 (cash; no checks) to shovel the sidewalk and a narrow path on the porch so I could open my front door. Anyone who is disabled or unwilling to risk a heart attack to shovel her own walk is held hostage to these prices. Take it or leave it.
My back surgery was scheduled for tomorrow (Monday). The only way to get to the hospital in the morning would be with the assistance of the National Guard and a Humvee. Obviously, since this surgery is elective, that's not going to happen. Thus, the surgery is postponed for perhaps another month. Mother Nature is a force about which we can do nothing. I am simply grateful that today is Super Bowl Sunday and that I don't have to go anywhere but downstairs to the refrigerator for beer, chips, and guacamole. Bugger the diet. Above is a picture of my car. No, not the one in the street. It's the big white blob right next to the black porch railing. That's it! I hope to be able to see it and drive it again sometime in the next month. Sigh.
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