So. Still iced in. Getting old.
Technically, we're not entirely iced in, which is good for our sanity. We got out yesterday for some lunch in a cold restaurant (subject to rolling blackouts, which I'm guessing affected their heating system) and to pick up Faith's birthday cake, and today we bundled up and went to McDonald's to let the kids play somewhere other than our living room. But it's been below freezing since the wee hours Tuesday morning and isn't expected to break that barrier again until Saturday afternoon. Patches of the roads are clear, but then again, other patches are literal sheets of ice so getting out is a nerve-wracking adventure.
Once we've been out, getting in is a nerve-wracking adventure, as well. Our driveway is steep, shaded, and faces north, so it's always the last thing to melt off after a winter weather event. Tommy was able to get out and get the bottom half cleared Tuesday afternoon, but as you can see from the picture, this isn't a "moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow" winter weather event, but a "overcast sky on the multiple shards of ice" winter weather event. You don't even leave footprints walking on this stuff, so there's no way anything but the sun and several hours of above-freezing temperatures will clear the rest of the driveway. We barely got the car up the incline into the garage this afternoon.
The good thing is that Tommy took vacation this week to be off for Faith's birthday, so he's not having to be out driving in it. Of course, it also means that all the things we had planned to do on his week off aren't getting done. And Faith isn't happy that we didn't get to go to her favorite restaurant on her birthday, as we usually do.
Looking forward to the thaw....
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