I'm Being Held Hostage & Becoming Claustrophobic!!!

Be thankful you still have power! LOL! We often lose electricity when we get hit hard here in Michigan. Then it is REALLY hard to find ways to entertain yourself!

I live in the pacific northwest. And although it also snows here, it isn't quite the dusting or dumping that they get out east. So, sometimes we also get the dilemma of not having enough snow plough. The problem here is getting anywhere. As this is the northern part, people still expect you to come to work even with a few inches of white stuff. And the day after is murderous on the road as you have to deal with black ice. So how do I deal with it? I just grit my teeth and count the days 'til spring!

I see others have helped you out already. We are in Kansas with four to six inches, but no moisture under it so no ice. We have had lots of storms where there was lots of ice and it broke trees and so forth. This is the light stuff that will blow off the trees. I did not go anywhere today, did not need anything. I got my share of cleaning windshields and driving on snow and ice when I drove school buses. I wore my tennies and shoveled or scooped the sidewalks (city ordinance). I had foot surgery last year and my boot still does not fit very well. I am staying inside and eating hot soup, and drinking warm beverages. Be good and do not fall or anything.

well, i am in canada and we have seen our share of snow (no, we dont have it all year, we actually get weather well into the 90's during the summer!) but here in canada, we have major weather flucuations! in some parts the humidex can go as high as 45 (celcius) or the windchill can get as low as -34 (again, celcius) but as for snow, you just deal with it. we dont have a ton at the moment, maybe an inch or so but more is expected today. we just carry on as usual all year round.

Hi LadyM, In the UK we haved had around 15/20 inches of snow in the last two years and we are still NOT prepared f or it, everywhere closes down and not enough gritters and snow ploughs, thank goodness all the snow has gone now and only getting heay rain, but the weather man says we still may have snow later in a few weeks as it is still very cold, please deep warm with not having a proper snow boots, you don't want to slip and fall, so stay in and enjoy the snow from the inside. Tamara

How about a nice book, a hot chocolate, a nice nap, a slitly boring TV rerun? Of course you can do something really nasty, according to the wheather and take everything out of the closet and clean up and leave it perfect (cleaning the fridge is an alternative). I have been thinking of doing that for some time but the sun is shining here, I´m in Summer so I´d better wait until a Winter day for that.. By the way, Summer is also a nice time for a nap. I think I´ll go do just that now. RElax, love!

ME TOO! I can't get off my hill, if I tried I would bust something vital..especially my bum...we had 10 inches of snow last week, this week it is 4 inches and we are supposed to get more. Temperature last night was only 6 degrees but felt colder.. I live in Kentucky and we are always having cold winters full of snow,Ice and whatever else it decides to throw at us. We even had to go 11 days without electricity because of a Ice storm some people had to go up to 2 or more weeks without it but I hated not having it and it made me appreciate it all the more. Snow is fun...if you have kids to get out and play with..but when you need to get places...well..your out of luck awhile. I was supposed to went to the store on the 8th and I haven't gotten there yet..be awhile before I can manage to get off my hill without falling or getting hurt..and with more snow in the forecast...might be a few weeks..lucky me..I always have enough food to do a month in advance..

You can always put plastic bags on your feet...

Poor you! I know just how you feel and I will probably feel that way beginning tomorrow. We're expecting 3-5" of snow which isn't really much but they take their time plowing the residential streets--if I can even get out of my garage! I would park on the street so I can get out but with my luck a car would slide into it. The stores are quite crowded right now, I just got back from buying everything I'll need for the next week and everyone else had the same thought. People here always stock up when a snow storm is coming, which is smart. When I am stuck at home for a few days I don't do much differently. I rarely go anywhere, anyway. It's just knowing I can't that drives me nuts!

I just grumble a few naughty words under my breath and trudge on through it. I know what it's like to have weather you're not used to and I'm not laughing at you, that's for sure! We just had THE most horrible winter I've ever been through my entire life last winter. I grew up in Maryland and moved here to the mountains of Virginia three plus years ago but the weather is pretty much the same... normally we have MAYBE a foot of snow throughout the entire season. We got over eight feet last winter. It was AWFUL!!! We were quite stuck, as you are now. Well, when the snow reached over the bottom of the car doors, that's when you are REALLY stuck. We had to shovel our driveway/parking area, which is about 50-60 feet long before we could try to go any farther. Luckily, we have someone who plows our private road and that was done pretty quickly after each snowstorm. BUT, once you get out, you have to worry about getting a parking spot wherever you're going. Most shopping centers plow the snow up in huge piles here and there around the parking lot and it can cut down on the available spaces by almost half! Yeah, I feel claustrophobic when we get more snow than normal, too. That and, of course, my mumbling some not so lady-like words. I mumble those words because I know I'm going to have very sore muscles for the next few days because I have to get out there an shovel this stuff. So, don't feel bad. Your reaction to all that snow is quite normal... for where you live. If you lived up here your whole life and felt this way over 8 inches, I'd have to call you a weenie.

Hi my dear friend! I'm not laughing, believe me! Snow is no joke to me anymore! Even though I live in NY we are also just not accustomed to 8+ inches of snow, at least not where I live and not as often as it's been coming! The last storm over Christmas dropped 19 inches! I can't walk in that! I can't walk too well in 6 anymore. And now we are yet again "bracing" for another "dumping" tomorrow night into Wednesday of 6-12 inches! No more snow! And it is really cold too. I hardly go out anymore because I can't take the cold and without a car I have to walk to the bus or walk to the stores and I'm getting to damn old and breakable for this! Thankfully I have the Internet of I would go totally insane. I'm ready for Spring!

I can truly sympathize since I lived in MT for bout 8 years :) Just keep in mind, the same thing happened to us here in Oklahoma last year... The snow will melt and quickly too. Put a grocery store bag over your shoes with a rubber band if you truly must go out.... and go do as you please..I'm sure the towns are in no better shape tho,so take a few mins. and go find those boots ! God Bless, quita

We have a snow storm coming tomorrow so I suppose I could go out today and do what I need done before tomorrow, but that would not be fun, as I am so comfy sitting home right now. LOL Where I am at we can get anywhere between 6 - 20 inches and funny how it is on those days I end up outdoors. Yikes!! The only way to handle it is to stay inside and or go out doors and bear it. I opt for indoors as much as I can.

LadyMarissa- I feel your pain, where I live we get a good amount of snow, but I still hate it and dread it. I don't leave the house because I am scared to drive in it. Usually will watch funny movies, cook some dinners and some cookies. Play with my son if he is off of school and sometimes even just get back in bed with a good book to pass the time. Try not to panic and think of being stuck because that will make it worse.

Good books are always a good idea in these sorts of situations. Also hot chocolat or tea is really good too. I live in Canada and alot of times here when it snows it really snows. If we can avoid going out we do but when we can't we like 4x4s. There have been many times when you can not get your vehicle down the alley way for days. Just keep warm.