Weather you like it or not

Todays weather caught me by surprise. The snow began falling last night, but it got really heavy by this afternoon. By the time I went to pick up my daughter around 5pm, the roads were almost completely covered in ice. As we rode home, I tried to stop at the top of a hill and the brakes had no effect. I slid part way down the hill stopping only because I hit the sidewalk curb. It's a good thing that there wasn't anyone around or I would have had an accident. I made a u-turn at the hill, as I knew that with the ice, I wouldn't be able to negotiate the hill safely. We drove home by a different, safer route. I spent a couple of hours shovelling and salting our townhouse complex before dinner. I was keenly aware of the news reports that the emergency wards were filling with people who were hurting themselves shovelling snow and slipping on ice. I was extremely careful while shovelling and made sure I took not to put too much strain on my back.
My Internet service has been sporatic today as well. I wasn't able to log on earlier, and even now the Internet seems to be very sluggish on my computer.
The worst of the snow is over for now as I type this, but the temperature is supposed to drop down to -6 overnight. Hopefully tomorrow isn't going to be as bad. At least I picked a good time to take holidays from work.