Last week Chicago (and the entire Midwest) experienced an event that has become known as Snowpocalypse, or the worst blizzard of the century (understandably, we are only 11 years into the century, so perhaps we are just getting started). We got 2 feet of snow, which may not seem like much, but the winds were vicious and created snow drifts that were as high as 20 feet in some places, especially by the lake. After the blizzard ended, the digging began - and we worked for hours with our neighbors on excavating cars, garage doors, clearing driveways.... Even though it was a lot of work, it was a great workout and it was a unique experience to witness the city come together and lend a helping help to one another.... for the most part. But there were also some stories of snow shovel theft, and of course, the Chicago's traditional winter "parking space dibs" are always a heated discussion in this community. I thought all the snow looked beautiful, but I was also thankful for working from home and having my own garage! Here are my photos from Snowpocalypse 2011:
This is my car, about to start exavation:
The digging begins on Morse Ave. Some cars were abandoned in the middle of the street the night before, after the snow plow came through and covered them. The owners are now back with shovel for car retreival:
The owner of this car, parked by the lake, is not so lucky! Not only his car is baried to the top on the circular dead end of the street, but behind it there is a huge 20-ft snow drift wall, blocking any kind of snow plow access. Looks like the city will have to rescue this one with heavy equipment:
Frozen Lake Michigan, though, looks mysterious and artsy:
And some people were having a great day, like this guy, biking over our frozen lake:
