>>You have my sympathy for the winds there in Rancho Cucamonga ;-) (One of the first places I worked was a consulting job at Stater Brothers in Colton). It's still a mess here. I have lived in Chicago off and on since 1975 and have never seen a blizzard like this. None of the roads where I live have been plowed yet. Heck, Lake Shore Drive, one of the major roads in Chicago, is still littered with stuck cars and buses. Almost all schools are closed for a second day, which is rare in a city familiar with snowstorms.
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>Rare is the right word. I heard that yesterday was the first time in _12 years_ that Chicago Public Schools were closed for snow.
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Really? I did not know that. Two days in a row is rare, that's for sure.

The village snowplow finally came by half an hour ago. Time to grab the shovel. The snow at the curb is at least three feet deep. This is not going to be any fun at all.

Whoops, not so fast. Now there is a yellow Bobcat like shovel thing clearing the cul de sac from curb to curb. (Chicagoese for "cul de sac" = "doesn't go through" <g>). I have not seen that before in seven years here. It looks like it might actually be doing some good, picking up the deepest banks and dumping them between driveways.

One of the girls seems to have absconded with my camera or I would post a couple of pictures. It's a sight to remember.