Just got home from work now. I'm glad that I was able to leave early (i.e., all my students were picked up) since I didn't hit any traffic. Now I can just sit and relax.

What's the fun of driving in snow if you don't get to hit anyone?

That is one long gif. I like.

At least they let me re-direct the package to my office for Monday delivery. \

At least they let me re-direct the package to my office for Monday delivery. \

You can't pick it up later today or tomorrow?

You can't pick it up later today or tomorrow?

I could if I wanted to drive to Manchester = no thanks!

I could if I wanted to drive to Manchester = no thanks!

Ah, I see. I guess I'm lucky right now where both UPS and FedEx distribution centers are within 10 minute drive of my apartment.

We're having a thundersnow right now. I just listened to Schnittke's first symphony out on the patio, watching the blizzard swallow up my backyard, with the occasional thunderclap interrupting the orchestral cacophony. I'm cold now, but that was beautiful.

It's still snowing? What a strange concept. Shouldn't you guys be having Spring soon?

It's still snowing? What a strange concept. Shouldn't you guys be having Spring soon?

Apparently not...

At my parents house they have some five to six foot snowbanks on either side of their driveway.

No snow in the forecast this weekend to 2 to 4" of rain tomorrow could make things pretty interesting.

At my parents house they have some five to six foot snowbanks on either side of their driveway.

Once it stops snowing, which according to the forecast is sometime tomorrow evening, I'll go take some pictures of my area. The unfortunate suckers who live on the dead end streets already have 8' snowbanks.

It's quite nice in Seaattle now, not exactly warm, but nice.

We got lots of rain, but no snow (thank goodness -- 3/4" rain == how many feet of snow?). And we're supposed to get more tomorrow.

It's rain, rain, and more rain around here this weekend. It let up this morning, but it started again around lunch time.

It's still snowing? What a strange concept. Shouldn't you guys be having Spring soon?

We have spring here in Oslo, about a month early.

We have spring here in Oslo, about a month early.

When I was in high school, there was a foreign exchange student from Oslo who always wore shorts, even in the Michigan winters, which aren't exactly warm. He called them "short pants," not "shorts.' I thought it was cute, but I was 14 at the time.

When I was in high school, there was a foreign exchange student from Oslo who always wore shorts, even in the Michigan winters, which aren't exactly warm. He called them "short pants," not "shorts.' I thought it was cute, but I was 14 at the time.

Incidentally, shorts in Japanese translate to "half-pants." Oh, and we don't pluralize them either, it's one pant, darn it!

When I was in high school, there was a foreign exchange student from Oslo who always wore shorts, even in the Michigan winters, which aren't exactly warm. He called them "short pants," not "shorts.' I thought it was cute, but I was 14 at the time.

I can assure you that this is not normal here. For most people shorts are no go untill at least May.

here in Cincinnati, Spring is a two week period between months of cold wet weather and months of hot wet weather. Autumn is about the same.

Did you guys get hit even harder last night, too? It's more than a foot over here. I went sledding with some friends & younger cousins down a 100 foot hill. Great stuff. The thing is, I decided to take a running start for my last run, riding on one of the little disc sleds. I veered off to the left to avoid hitting a toddler making his way up the hill, and hit a big bump going backwards, and ended up doing a barrel roll or two. When I got up, I realized that I'd shat myself. I've either dislocated/broken something in my pelvis, or there's just a lot of swelling. Worst place to get injured ever.

Ouch! for pride and body, hope it heals soon

Did you guys get hit even harder last night, too? It's more than a foot over here. I went sledding with some friends & younger cousins down a 100 foot hill. Great stuff. The thing is, I decided to take a running start for my last run, riding on one of the little disc sleds. I veered off to the left to avoid hitting a toddler making his way up the hill, and hit a big bump going backwards, and ended up doing a barrel roll or two. When I got up, I realized that I'd shat myself. I've either dislocated/broken something in my pelvis, or there's just a lot of swelling. Worst place to get injured ever.

Yes it is. Go to the ER so they can x-ray it. If you do have an injury to the head of your femur you need to get it sorted out relatively quickly. The head of the femur (part of the pelvic bone/femur joint) is not very vascular and can lose its blood supply in a short time. It's been a while since I've done orthopedics so I don't know the exact time frame.

Yes it is. Go to the ER so they can x-ray it. If you do have an injury to the head of your femur you need to get it sorted out relatively quickly. The head of the femur (part of the pelvic bone/femur joint) is not very vascular and can lose its blood supply in a short time. It's been a while since I've done orthopedics so I don't know the exact time frame.

Unfortunately, with this snow, going to the hospital is an impossibility. We can barely get out of the driveway.

I think it's just a minor injury, with most of the pain being caused by swelling. If I fractured the head of my femur, wouldn't I be unable to walk? I can walk, although going up the stairs is quite the challenge. My thigh isn't numb, or tingly, which should happen if there's a lot of blood loss. I also think it would hurt a lot more. This is about a 4-5 on my pain scale, 10 being when I fell out of a tree and onto a mound of fire ants.

If it's just as bad or worse tomorrow, I'll get my dad to take me to the hospital.

If it's just as bad or worse tomorrow, I'll get my dad to take me to the hospital.

By then it'll be too late and your whole leg is likely to fall off.

Unfortunately, with this snow, going to the hospital is an impossibility. We can barely get out of the driveway.

I think it's just a minor injury, with most of the pain being caused by swelling. If I fractured the head of my femur, wouldn't I be unable to walk? I can walk, although going up the stairs is quite the challenge. My thigh isn't numb, or tingly, which should happen if there's a lot of blood loss. I also think it would hurt a lot more. This is about a 4-5 on my pain scale, 10 being when I fell out of a tree and onto a mound of fire ants.

If it's just as bad or worse tomorrow, I'll get my dad to take me to the hospital.

Sorry, I have no idea if you'd be able to walk or not. I was just giving a worst case scenario type injury.

But if the pain is only about a five, I doubt it's a serious pelvic fracture. From the histories I took pelvic fractures are incredibly painful.

edit: can you get someone to assess your function of the joint? Just lie on a bed and ask them to pick up your leg and passively move it. Flex, extend, adduct, abduct.