Chicago Sun-Times: City and suburbs dig out

[Tweed]

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-snow23.html

"Strong winds and relentless lake-effect snow that hit 15 inches in some parts of the area canceled hundreds of weekend flights and made driving treacherous Saturday.

But forecasters said temperatures should improve to about 24 degrees today -- and the snow should stop in Chicago, giving plows and shovelers a chance to dig out.

It's not over yet for northwest Indiana, though. That area was expected to get as much as four more inches of snow today.

Saturday's storm forced the cancellation of 590 inbound and outbound flights at O'Hare Airport, where passengers endured two-hour delays, Aviation Department spokeswoman Annette Martinez said. Midway Airport had 46 canceled flights and 90-minute delays in and out."

Man, I'm lucky to have a great landlord who keeps a maintenance man on full-time. As soon as it snows, my sidewalk is cleared right away. I had to help remove the snow from my girlfriend's car though. That was tough. She had been in the same spot during the latter half of the storm. It took about 20 minutes to finish. After that it was all good.

I'm having some trouble walking about though. Snow has piled up and some of my Lakeview neighbors don't care to shovel (guess I shouldn't complain because someone did my shoveling for me, but still).

[seventythree]

1. that was some snow!!!!!

We ventured to the movies on Friday night and Saturday evening (about 8-10 blocks or so) -- reminded me of the blizzard of 78/9 trudging through the stuff. I walked about 25 blocks in the 70's blizzard, and I was having deja vu, except I looked like a walking snow man after that trek.

[murray hill farm]

2. Sometimes, i actually miss the snow!!

Not often....but once in a while. It does bring out in people a kind of commradere..especially those brave enough to go out in it..and, ya know..it really is pretty.

[Logansquare]

3. How you can tell if you have yuppie neighbors in Chicago:

They don't shovel. I used to live in the DePaul neighborhood right when it was gentrifying in the late 80s, and sidewalks went from being 80 percent cleared to, I would guess, ten percent in a five year period. I live in north Logan Square now, and every sidewalk on my block was shoveled this morning. What is that all about?

[seventythree]

4. yuppies are at work?

they don't use the sidewalks? The hired help hasn't made it there, yet? They get their cardio at the gym?

[Logansquare]

5. Hired help, I wouldn't mind

But not even that. There seemed to be real issues with picking up dog poop as well.

[barb162]

6. well it's finally melting. I am sick of seeing WHITE, WHITE, WHITE

and the feeling of almost walking through tunnels with all these mounds of snow. I want to see some green already