Uppance update

Our car looked like this, too. Then Boogs dug it out.
Someone else's car via Washington Post.

A neighbour with a truck kindly drove me to Target/Old Navy this morning. I snagged boots (a size too big- blargh) for Boogs and a coat for Squirms. They had no shovels but I did get the very last ice scraper in the store- the worlds smallest ice scraper BTW, the runt of the ice scraper litter. I got a car washing brush that will reasonably double as an extremely annoying short handled ice brush.

Then, via a community listerv, I bought second hand from a different neighbour, snowpants and snowboots for Squirms. Boots were a little big, but she was keen to try them out in the snow anyway.

The roads were slippery as hell. Before we even made it off our block there was someone jackknifed across the street, completely stuck. It took about eight dudes pushing the car and others shovelling and sticking carpets and cardboard under the tires to get that station wagon moved. We were in a giant 4-Runner, so we were OK. Once we got out on the streets it was creepy and quiet and icy.

It was actually pretty great to see all the people out on the street walking to and from the supermarket instead of driving, and helping each other with the shovelling. It was nice and village-y.

Our street and the surrounding streets still haven't been plowed. The metro is still closed. Boogs' work is canceled tomorrow. More snow day!