Winter Storm Update

After chipping away at my car's windows, I ice-skated into work today. The melody of emergency vehicles playing in the distance has been pretty much constant since about 9:30.

I have a bet going with a co-worker at a different (busier) location that I will not see a soul today. I'm gonna win a dollar!

Will I be able to get back into my car at the end of the day, or will it be frozen solid? Outlook grim.

UPDATE: Excellent, the Des Moines "International" Airport closed after a plane slid off a taxiway. We're national news now, you betcha.

UPDATE 2: Ice/snow chunks are now falling from the building I work in. Will I be decapitated when I leave tonight? Stay tuned...

UPDATE 3: Home now. Won dollar=yes. Decapitation=no. Frozen car=yes. Luckily I have 4 doors, as the front two did not care to open. Opened back, slammed back, opened front next to back (passenger side), started car, set defrost, got scraper, scraped, managed with effort to open driver's door, drove away. Ta da! There are about two inches of frozen gunk on the ground. I walked on top of it, leaving no footprints, but when drove over it seemed slush-ish underneath.

Posted by Jenelle at December 1, 2007 10:59 AM | TrackBack