Stop laughing.
Are you done laughing?
I'll wait.
Done? Good.
Seriously, there was intense snow envy going on. [cue whiny voice] But we always make the headlines! We always have the worst winter storms! It's not fair!
I swear, the weathermen were peeing all over themselves with excitement. Well, I'm pleased to announce, the storm did not disappoint. [No, I'm not really pleased.] This ranked as number 3 of the top 5 blizzards to ever hit the city of Chicago.
It started last night when I got home from work. Never before have I ever considered laying down in the snow and just given up until last night. Oh, my God it was like crossing Antarctica! The wind was HORRIBLE! Snow was up past my knees (okay, that's not too hard seeing as I'm 5ft). I almost contemplated sitting in my car because it seemed easier than trudging onward.
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| Yeah, I know it doesn't look like much. If you look closely, there's a bench. |
So, I went to bed and woke up to a blissful winter wonderland.
Yeah - I laughed at that too.
So, I went to go sweep my car off.
And was greeted with this GIANT mound of snow from people shoveling out their cars. And clearing space for the pack mules to make their deliveries.
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| I think it was probably 6 or 7 feet tall |
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| These pictures don't do the snow justice - it really looks MUCH worse |
God bless the grounds crew. They were out ALL DAY clearing the paths and parking lots. I'm going to make them cookies. Or brownies. Or a 5 layer, buttercream frosted cake.
These are both pictures of the river by my place. 10 bucks if you can tell me where the snow ends and where the river begins.
Another shot of one of the pathways that cuts through. The snow was about 2 feet on each side.
No, that's not a snow covered Beggar's Canyon it's a ground level view of one of the pathways.
Tomorrow we're expecting -40 windchills.
How divine.
This is totally the winter of nasty nasty snow!
ReplyDeleteLooks pretty though.....!