I didn't go.. yet. By dint of having fallen back asleep when I lay down on my bed to put in ear wax drops. I'm thinking of calling Green Cab and seeing if they'll pick me up.

My street is plowed enough that I could climb over the snow berm that is my front steps and sidewalk, and walk up to Highland (which is surely plowed, it's a city emergency route) and thence to the Red Line. The buses may even be running, though I'm not going to stand waiting for one.

Thanks, DX.

Nonian, I think you should let it run for a good while. If the problem is just the battery, that should help. If it is something else (your alternator) it might not.

Theo, from Boston.com

The National Weather Service in Taunton issued an urgent bulletin today to warn people to stay home. "If you leave the safety of being indoors, you are putting your life at risk," the message said.

cereal to nag...

It's not just very snowy, it's extremely cold (my thermometer reads 8 degrees F, right now) and the temperatures are expected to drop further. There's nobody out to see you, if you were to fall or get otherwise stuck. Your in danger from plows, sanding trucks, etc., too.

t nag

(sorry it's frozen open)

Cindy -- the front of my car is snow-free because of drifting, not human intervention. Since I can barely get my front door open (five feet above the sidewalk, approx.) I think I know where the snow blew to.

ok, car is running. hopefully this will fix the problem. it's joe's car so i don't need it to work, but i don't like knowing that it's not working either.

I can't find any information on total snowfall for this area - weather.com says 3 inches total preciptation for January. Whatever.

ION, why is Diane Feinstein cheerleading for Condi Rice on the news this morning? Feh.

It's only started snowing here a while ago. They're predicting 37-55 cms between now and tomorrow. Have I mentioned we already had about 40 cms this week?

Preparing to make a tunnel....somewhere warmer.

I didn't go.. yet. By dint of having fallen back asleep when I lay down on my bed to put in ear wax drops. I'm thinking of calling Green Cab and seeing if they'll pick me up.

As the good friend of a Green Cab driver, I urge you to reconsider this decision... Just dropped D a note to see if he got through his shift OK. I worry about anyone who is going out in this weather, in car or on foot, unless they have a snow plow attached to their front bumper. Zero visibility, so extremely cold. I usually like walking around in snow, it can be fun, if you don't have anywhere you need to be, but it's too cold to traipse, right now.

I declare a Somerville-wide pajama party!!!

and don't forget .... it is

National Pie Day

so stay home and eat pie

so far i have only seen a few movies of the little one - if I watch more I will die of the lethal cuteness

I must. have. pie.

Digs out roommate's snowshoes.