Monday, January 4, 2010

Snow Day



Today Seoul saw the most snowfall in recorded history (something like 70 years). The total was less than a foot, which isn't much by Chicago standards, but it was still enough to take much of the city by surprise. The roads were a mess, with people leaving their cars stranded in parking lots and even on the street; the lack of shovels was apparent as store owners cleared their storefronts with whatever they could come up with, including brooms, dustpans, and even signs; I saw one man on a side street shoveling snow into an open manhole, since there was no place else to put it. Oddly enough, a lot of people had their umbrellas out to cover themselves from the heavy snowfall -- something I'd never seen or thought of before (and it's not a bad idea) but also could not bring myself to do as a native Chicagoan. I mean, what would Mayor Daley think?!

1 comment:

  1. 1) Silly Koreans
    2) You're smiling too much, can't wait till you're back and freezing your ass off in Chicago
    3) Umbrellas keep snow off you so it doesn't melt on you when you walk into work. I do it all the time. Don't hate!

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