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elSicomoro · 02-17-2003, 04:39 PM

You had that problem too, eh Wolf?

I went outside about 1:30 to try and clean off the car. Granted, I said my car didn't look bad...but that was only the back end.

The entire front of Putt-putt was completely buried in snow (a good deal of that most likely from the snowblowers cleaning off the sidewalk)...it was covered in snow up the windshield, and both doors were snowed over. The snow behind the car was about 2 feet deep.

So, I grabbed a broom and started sweeping it away. My neighbor was also out there shoveling out his van, and he and his family were nice enough to shovel out the back end.

My other neighbors are morons. Because a few of the spots are being used to pile up snow, two of them in my building decided to park in areas that are not normally parking spots, blocking several of us in.

I finally got Putt-putt free of the parking space, and decided (like a dummy) to go for a short drive. So, I headed up to the grocery store. The folks that live along Red Lion Road (on my block) were very cool; they actually shoveled off most of the snow on the street...I'm sure the ambulance drivers en route to Torresdale Hospital will appreciate it.

On the other side of East Keswick Rd. was another story. Morons were AGAIN shoveling snow into the street...fucking idiots.

The grocery store didn't have any soda, so I drove down to Wawa on Knights Rd. Knights Rd. was almost empty...packed with snow. The Wawa is at the bottom of a large hill, but it was easy down and easy up in first and second gear. There is a neighborhood behind Wawa that is built at the top of a 45-degree incline, on narrow streets...they won't be getting out for another day or two.

When I got back, my parking spot was waiting for me, so I put the car back there and called it a day.

It was kind of cool driving...almost no one on the road, except for a bunch of 4-wheel drive vehicles who thought they owned the neighborhood. Apparently, we're supposed to get a bit more snow overnight, so I'm concerned for Rho trying to take the Turnpike to work in the morning. Better that than the local roads, I guess.

At this point, I have every intention of getting up early tomorrow, then hiking up to Academy Rd. to catch the bus. I haven't seen the buses running through my neighborhood today, but the Route 1 bus runs over nothing but snow emergency routes, so things should be okay tomorrow...I hope.

02-17-2003, 04:39 PM	#49
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	You had that problem too, eh Wolf? I went outside about 1:30 to try and clean off the car. Granted, I said my car didn't look bad...but that was only the back end. The entire front of Putt-putt was completely buried in snow (a good deal of that most likely from the snowblowers cleaning off the sidewalk)...it was covered in snow up the windshield, and both doors were snowed over. The snow behind the car was about 2 feet deep. So, I grabbed a broom and started sweeping it away. My neighbor was also out there shoveling out his van, and he and his family were nice enough to shovel out the back end. My other neighbors are morons. Because a few of the spots are being used to pile up snow, two of them in my building decided to park in areas that are not normally parking spots, blocking several of us in. I finally got Putt-putt free of the parking space, and decided (like a dummy) to go for a short drive. So, I headed up to the grocery store. The folks that live along Red Lion Road (on my block) were very cool; they actually shoveled off most of the snow on the street...I'm sure the ambulance drivers en route to Torresdale Hospital will appreciate it. On the other side of East Keswick Rd. was another story. Morons were AGAIN shoveling snow into the street...fucking idiots. The grocery store didn't have any soda, so I drove down to Wawa on Knights Rd. Knights Rd. was almost empty...packed with snow. The Wawa is at the bottom of a large hill, but it was easy down and easy up in first and second gear. There is a neighborhood behind Wawa that is built at the top of a 45-degree incline, on narrow streets...they won't be getting out for another day or two. When I got back, my parking spot was waiting for me, so I put the car back there and called it a day. It was kind of cool driving...almost no one on the road, except for a bunch of 4-wheel drive vehicles who thought they owned the neighborhood. Apparently, we're supposed to get a bit more snow overnight, so I'm concerned for Rho trying to take the Turnpike to work in the morning. Better that than the local roads, I guess. At this point, I have every intention of getting up early tomorrow, then hiking up to Academy Rd. to catch the bus. I haven't seen the buses running through my neighborhood today, but the Route 1 bus runs over nothing but snow emergency routes, so things should be okay tomorrow...I hope.