I've been following updates from a friend in Chicago, whose husband was stuck in traffic for 11 hours. He left work at 3pm, and from 5 pm to 4am, he was stuck in snowy gridlock on LSD near North Ave. No sign of city plows, assistance or rescue of any kind. If it weren't for the residents of 1440 N Michigan, who rescued several stranded motorists, he might still be out there. He waited in their lobby, trying to catch a cab until 7am, then struck out towards Clark (Tyrone the doorman had given him his hat!) to catch a bus home...
Snow has turned to freezing rain here. Ick. -c On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 5:00 PM, Christine Aguila <[email protected]> wrote: > It was expected to start at 3p, but it started a half hour early. Schools > closed at 2p & they've already called a snow day for tomorrow. Last snowday > in Chicago was 1999. We could get anywhere from 10 to 2 feet of snow. Some > are claiming we're going to get 2-3 inches per hour. Worst time will be 9p > to 5am. Snowmobiles have been sent to the fire and police departments for > rescue capability. We're under a blizzard warning until tomorrow at 3p. The > winds are really starting to pick up. I have a feeling the winds will be > the worst part of the storm; Lake Michigan waves are supposed to be > enormous--I won't be able to get down there to photograph them. > > Since we have a snow day tomorrow, I'll be free to try for some pictures. > My big worry is power--sure hope it doesn't go out because I only have a > snort or two of scotch in the house. We're having brats and baked beans for > dinner. May make some carrot cake. And a movie for sure. > > Wish us luck! :-) > Big cheers, Christine from Chicago > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
