I drove about 2 blocks and decided to turn around and take the bus.

Roads in Superior are clear but a little slick. If you head out towards South Range or Foxboro, however, you will run into more snow and poorer road conditions--nothing to write home about, but definitely worth slowing down for.

I drove my kid to school today at 7:30 am, from Chester Park to above Central Entrance. I turned up 11th Ave E and was doing fine until someone turned in front of me, and then wobbled slowly up the hill. So I turned around and drove down to 9th Street, right onto Mesaba, and up. Lots of traffic, slippery roads, but people drove pretty carefully. It was slow going driving back to Chester Park, with a line of cars lined up on Skyline at that 4 way intersection that drives me crazy every day. People were pretty careful taking their turns though. Got home, and ran into a friend outside our house on the avenue, who was stuck. Mr Calk and I tried to push her up the block, and 2 strong guys joined us. I don't want to go back out in this.

Hip hip hip hooray for the DTA!  People often think that taking the bus is some sort of sacrifice, but on days like today, it's the best.  If you can take the bus, do it!

I'm in the same area as Calk, and that about covers it.

I dropped child #2 off downtown at the Y .... 

I almost got into an accident because the lady in front of me was being *too* careful. I'm sure I passed other cars along the way, I'm not sure I noticed any other morons.

The wind was blowing strong enough for my 4 yo to observe the car in front of us blowing in the wind. Construction crew parked in the handy dandy drop off zone at the y(is that a post in and of itself?) combined with snow up to her knees on the edge of the street = child late for gym and swim.

I then headed over the bridge - very little traffic, slightly more snow in Soup Town and the snow plows are out in full force. Had I even seen a plow in Duluth? Not sure.

I begged the wife for us to take the bus in this morning and she said its just a couple inches.  As we were slopping our way down woodland to 3rd st, saw the car in the pole on 3rd and 4th, I was cursing her very existence, cuz of course, its me who has to drive in the shit.  Ah, the joys of seasonal affective disorder.  Can't wait for the drive home!  not.

I guess I was referring (through Olaf) to the way the media hypes these non-events. Why isn't there the same level of hysteria when a minor thunderstorm is forecast in the summer?

Barrett's post was actually useful...no offense intended.

You know that great U-Tube video of the intersection at 19th Ave E and 8th where all the cars go through the intersection and crash into each other? Well, that ALMOST happened to me this afternoon. Some quick thinking was called for, and I turned into the curb to avoid catastrophe. That video has a special meaning for me now.

"The internet is primarily about information."

Barrett, 

I apologize for swerving (Look! I related this comment to driving in the snow!) off subject. But, I think the internet is more and more about entertainment and "connecting" (whatever that means)and less about gleaning pure information.

The internet is the new TV.

no, the internet is increasingly a series of tools, but we digress.

this "snowstorm" was lame.  anything less than 6 inches is for wussies.

We were partying in Madison during the event.  Terribly concerned of the potential shoveling nightmare upon return to Duluth since Madtown got a nice wet and heavy 17" or so with drifts upward 3'.  Pleasantly surprised that the snowplow left the driveway here blocked by a tiny, almost laughable, 2 inch berm.

Calk, unfortunately not.  We didn't find out about it until after the fact :(