It’s officially wintertime here in Chicago, even if it isn’t officially winter (That’s December 21). The temperature is dropping and the snow is rising, it is beginning to look a lot like the non-demoninational holiday season.
As it turns out, I live in the part of the city that does not believe in the existance of snowplows. It’s odd because I come from a region of devout snowplowists. In fact, with the exception of one or two homes, no one shovels their walkways. I used to not care whether or not walkways were shovelled, mainly because I never had to walk on them much. My car was always a maximum of twenty steps from my front door. But now that I usually have to walk at least a block, these walkways turned iceways become pretty dangerous. When I get a place of my own, I should make it a point to shovel the walk.
The roads aren’t any better. Until I get to a main road, the street is a solid sheet of ice. It’s tricky, especially since the streets are loaded with children walking to the school nearby. You would think the streets around a public school would be plowed…
Mayor Daley, get your arse in gear, for the children!
Other than that, it hasn’t been too bad, other than the freeways becoming jammed because people freak out when the first snow hits. It’s like they spent the rest of the year forgetting how to drive.
Zel-kun out.
Zaida | 06-Dec-07 at 3:42 pm | Permalink
School areas generally DO get plowed. Our neighborhood is just one of the ones in Chicago that’s generally neglected for some reason.
Dad | 07-Dec-07 at 4:28 pm | Permalink
To think you thought I was being a pain in the ass about having the snow shoveled. Funny how things go full circle.
Love,
Dad
PS
Get a shovel!
Sabrejack | 10-Dec-07 at 1:01 pm | Permalink
Haha, oh wow. Full circle indeed.
Julie Scott | 12-Dec-07 at 4:43 pm | Permalink
No posts in a week. How’s it going ZK?
Zel-kun | 13-Dec-07 at 9:34 am | Permalink
Hmm, yeah, I should post. Been at a loss for things to say lately. But I think I can pull something out of me noggin.