Stuck in a rut

The promised snowstorm has materialized, and even got its own special 1 hour new show every morning. Toto, we're not in Wisconsin anymore...

High point of the day? I made a car trip without getting stuck in the snow and having to push my car. First time since Tuesday morning!

The major streets and highways are completely plowed and clear of snow and ice. The residential streets, particularly the dinky ones like ours are a different story. I figure they'll plow when they get around to it, but apparently people are jamming the phone lines at City Hall to report that their street has snow on it.

"Mr. Mayor, are you sitting down? Good, because what I have to tell you might be shocking. As you know, we've had a Level 2 snow emergency for the past two days, and road crews have been working round the clock since Monday night to clear the major streets. Right. You will be shocked to learn that my cul-de-sac in a residential development which sees less traffic than an Arby's drive-through has not been plowed. Yes, I know it is indeed shocking. Oh, and I want you to lower my taxes. What do they even pay for, anyway?"