Ice and snow

[muckefuck]

For the first time in days, there was no bitter wind on the walk to work today. Snow was falling in loose clusters as downy as cottonwood fluff, which would've been perfect if not for the fact that it turned navigating the sidewalks into a game of Memory. Hmm, where were the big patches of ice last night so I can avoid stepping on them? Yesterday, I just learned of a co-worker's nasty spill and her resulting wrist and hamstring injuries. She's two months from retirement, but may not be coming back to work at all now, and her impending trip abroad is probably cancelled as well. Even though I don't have anything like that pending, I'm determined not to end up in the same gurney.

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[febrile.livejournal.com]

67 degrees and 100% humidity down here. Torrential rainstorms. Is it weird that I kinda miss Chicago weather?

[muckefuck.livejournal.com]

I would, too, if I weren't in it.

[innerdoggie.livejournal.com]

Did you see this article in the Trib?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/transportation/chi-gettingaround_18feb18,0,1529636.column

I have some ice cleats that I'm not entirely happy with, but they do help a lot. I am thinking of getting different ones, maybe some heavier-duty ones and some lighter-duty ones like the Yaktrax mentioned in the article.

Several women at work had legs/feet in casts. I wonder if the stats say middled-aged women take more falls than other sexes/ages? Anyway, I'd best get the cleats being a middle-aged woman myself.

[darkphuque.livejournal.com]

Its because of an ice fall in late February fall of 1987 that damaged tendons in my right leg/knee/hip that gave me the impetus to move to SF. I still miss Chicago though... the heat, the Spring, the Fall, the Balkan Grocery stores. I think I actually miss the ethnic shopping more than anything. Yes, there are wonderful Asian markets here, but the slavic world... especially the Balkan World are woefully under represented.

I couldn't find Serbian Kruskovac or Silvovitsa out here and the only on line source is a 'Croat" brand. I bought some and its flavour is actually weak... well, what can I say... its from Croatia. *sigh*