After I finished yesterday's entry, a neighbor kept pestering me about not moving my car. To make a long story short, I was not aware that people in tandem parking spaces (like mine) should move their cars before a snow storm, so that plows can push snow into the far end of these spots. And my neighbor wanted to give me a piece of her mind for not moving my car, when I was not in the mood to go out in the snow....
When the snow eased off around 8:00 pm, I shoveled out my car from 18 inches of snow, and moved it into a nearby cleared out space, giving the plows a better place to push snow. Then, I went inside to rest. This was not a night I wanted to communicate with people, but I had to respond to the ex when she messaged me. She was wondering why I was quiet, and I didn't want to say that I wasn't in the best of moods to talk with anyone. So we exchanged messages for a while then called it a night.
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Getting up in the morning was relatively easy. For the most part, I've been waking up around 8-8:30, just in time to watch Perry Mason in its many reruns. Once I heard the plow come to do a better cleaning of the parking lot, I took a quick shower, dressed (sadly, as Mario), and went out for a long drive. This would give our snow removal guys the chance to clean out our lot and push all the snow into the back of our tandem spaces.
While out, I had the opportunity to see fresh snow on the ground and to enjoy the sunlight while I could. Passing by the side of the Old Croton Dam (now underwater), I couldn't help but stop to take the above picture. It certainly doesn't look like it's in an area within 50 miles of New York Ciry, doesn't it? As I returned home, I met one of my neighbors, and we discussed some of the problems with the property - such as the wood on his patio deck needing to be replaced. I mentioned that we are prioritizing repairs as best we can, and that we can't do anything about his deck until the spring.
Once in the apartment, I was in for the day. As the roads froze, they would become less safe to drive on. And I had no need to go out again.
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