Blizzard!
Well, it’s official—the healthy, ongoing snowstorm here in Colorado has metastasized into a full-blown blizzard (one of the largest in state history), and has brought the city of Denver to its knees. I got stuck trying to get my car out of the parking lot at work yesterday, and was forced, very reluctantly, to leave it behind. Thankfully a co-worker with a 4 wheel drive vehicle was able to give me a ride back to my apartment. Since I currently lack Internet access, cable TV, or even anything but the most basic food at home, though, I wasn’t really looking forward to spending several days snowed in there. So I decided to try taking a taxi out to my parents’ house. The driver was only able to take me as far as the entrance to my parents’ development, however, meaning that I had to slog three or four blocks through a truly surreal amount of snow to get to the house!
At this point, it is still snowing and the plows are nowhere in sight, so we could well be in for a long haul. Oh well—it’s nice having the time out of the office, and this is certainly a great opportunity to sit at home and watch the war situation develop. At least I know we won’t have to go out and shovel the driveway again for awhile—with six foot snowbanks on either side, there wouldn’t be anywhere to put the stuff!
