winter is here

We had a fine mist fall on us during the weekend. In warm weather, it would have barely been enough to wet the ground. In cold weather, however, it turned every surface into a slippery hazard. I had to walk very carefully while taking the trash out to the garbage can.

We had hundreds of road accidents, including a few fatalities. A dozen of the salt trucks even had their own accidents. That's unusual. Hundreds of people ended up in emergency rooms just because of falls on stairs and walkways. I read one blogger who said that their power flickered. I read from kjvbear that he picked up the phone to make a call but heard the recording, "Emergency calls only".

Our forecast calls for sinking temperatures.  It might rise above freezing next Sunday... barely.

Basically, though, winter has arrived finally in Minnesota.  The snow on the ground may stay here until March.