Snow, snow, snow and more snow. That was life has been like here. On the hill that I live on (about the size of Blackfoot) there are only two roads open for traffic, and chains are required (even if you have snow tires). The snow plows have been exclusively working on those two roads and none of the side roads have even seen a snow plow. Yesterday, my neighbors snow plowed my driveway twice. Each time getting rid of 5 inches of snow. I shoveled my walk and my neighbor's walk to see that 5 hours later you couldn't tell it had been touched. Last night at midnight I witnessed a crazy 4 wheeler-plow attempting to plow a path down the road our culdesac connects with.
This morning I woke up and could not tell where the driveways or sidewalks were. Yet again my neighbor came to my aid and have snow plowed my driveway again. Although I am humbled by their service, I won't be able to even get my car on the road because my car does not have 4 wheel drive and even if it did, it is too low to push through the two feet of snow on the roads. From what I hear from the neighbors, the snow plow is likely not to come through for 2 more days. Everyone in the neighborhood is outside working on the roads. The 4 wheeler-plow from last night is stuck in the middle of the adjacent road and my next door neighbor is outside with his turbo snow blower trying to clear a small path down our culdesac. I wonder when he is going to run out of gas.
I am running out of milk. I am guarding my 1 cup carefully from my kids. Asia is mad because I am not letting her have any milk. I have to go outside and clear the 2 feet of snow off my heat pump so it doesn't die. Maybe I can get my neighbor with four wheel drive and a large truck to pick me up some milk on his way home from work. My kids have snow coats but no snow pants and not the best gloves. I don't have any snow boots or adequate snow gloves. At least we have a snow shovel and a little bit of wood if our heat dies.
Also Tyler is stuck at the hospital. He was on call yesterday when all of this happened and will have to sleep at the hospital today, and maybe tonight again. The hospital is on Code D, which means no one leaves because there is no one that can get there to replace them in this disaster snow storm.
On the news they are saying that this is a record snowfall for a 24 hour period (I am glad I could come in time to see it j/k). The horrible winter last year has been surpassed in one day! And it just keeps coming!!!!!!
My neighbor snow-blowing the road.
4 comments:
We're living out in Otis Orchards and I too feel so lucky we moved here just in time for all of the snow! I'm grateful we don't live on South Hill right now. Chris is in Alaska and who knows if he'll be able to make it home. I went to the store just yesterday and bought milk. Good luck to you. Hopefully you'll be able to make it off the hill soon.
I'm so sorry Tyler is stuck at the hospital and you are stuck there. You have more snow than we do here in Utah! I pray you will all be ok and be able to get down the roads soon. Hang in there!
Oh Amery, the joys of living on the South Hill! I'm so glad you have such good neighbors at a time like this. Just remember that you are bigger than Asia if she tries to get your milk!
yeah i hear you have been getting slamed over there, and the worst part is it is probably wet heavy snow. Ours is mostly fluffy and just a pain because it just slides right over your shovel and blows everywere. Hope you had a great christmas and hope to see you again next time you come to town. Tell the family hi.
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