Snowpocalypse 2010!

I've spent the majority of the week at home, snowed in. The Baltimore/DC area has been slammed with record snowfall and has basically shut down. Buses stopped running, stores closed, schools and government closed.

Saturday was bad and we did our usual store run on Friday. Snow panic had set in and people were stocking up on white stuff (milk, toilet paper, bread). I didn't really think it was going to be that bad but we have about 18" of snow. The street was blocked, the car was a snow-covered lump.

No work on Monday or Tuesday since we couldn't dig out. Then more snow on Tuesday into Wednesday. Another 12" on top of what was already there. Phase 3 of the snow emergency plan went into effect and all cars other than snow plows/emergency vehicles were ordered off the road. The city was silent. It was amazing. Just the falling snow and the wind. No cars, no one walking, not even anyone out with their dog.

We're just now starting to really dig out. I'm being optimistic about this since we live on a tiny side street that hasn't seen a plow yet. Any digging out has been done by individuals and the construction workers across the street. Our shovel suffered a grievous injury so we've been making due. The husband and I walked over to Safeway, which didn't open until noon because the staff couldn't get in. The shelves were looking bare, particularly with meat and bread.

And our wall has sprung a leak due to a leaky pipe so now we have a big gaping hole in the wall.

But we have survived Snowpocalypse 2010. Hopefully things will be getting back to normal now.

7 Day Diet Day 5

Skipped a couple of days. Not on the diet but on posting here like I should have been. Of course the diet basically left me with no energy to do anything more than lay around and daydream about what I wasn't eating.

Actually, this diet sucks. Cabbage sucks. Bananas suck. No coffee sucks. This diet makes everything suck because the cabbage soup diet sucks the life out of everything including me.

The folks I work out with are all raving about this diet. I don't know how they're doing it. I nearly passed out trying to work out on a mostly empty stomach. Not a good idea. But I couldn't suck down any of the food.

My co-workers are actually taking pity on me and offering me food. Which is why me and the diet are having a falling out. My falling out came in the form of a chicken breast and some forbidden fries on Monday and a turkey, bean sprout, and rye sandwich on Tuesday. Today hasn't been so bad since it's steak and tomatoes.

I did chuck the soup though. Actually I gave it to my mom who actually likes it. Blech. I'll be glad when Saturday rolls around.