Finally tonight the condo management has provided more information. Apparently a bunch of residents gave them an earful today, by phone and in person. They are saying that the snow is too heavy for the plow (attached to a pickup truck) but not for the one Bobcat that we have, so they are trying to rent another Bobcat, then get back to using the plow once some of the snow melts. Also they say that they wanted to hire 80 people to help out but were only able to hire 30. And by the way there's no garbage pickup again tomorrow. We contract for that to happen 6 days per week -- it's a neighborhood of small apartment buildings and townhouses but there are no dumpsters or trash chutes -- and it's been canceled since Saturday. I'm fine since I live alone but people with kids and dogs are probably starting to have problems. If I go out tomorrow I'll expect to see many bags of dog poo left in the snow.

The really frustrating thing is that they waited until tonight to explain what was going on. There are many long-term residents here who know this isn't normal, even after a major snowstorm. They should have provided more information yesterday instead of keeping quiet and letting everyone get angry.

Anyway. I stayed inside today, working from home. My upper back muscles are so sore from shoveling yesterday that I had trouble standing up straight and taking deep breaths today. (That did not happen after shoveling out previous blizzards, so apparently I'm not doing the right workout at the gym these days.) I also wasn't feeling well today, due to what I think were non-headache migraine symptoms. So I will definitely work from home again tomorrow. Local federal government offices are closed again as are most school districts. The mass transit system was barely running today; most trains will be running tomorrow and I guess buses will be running too though most bus stops are not shoveled out. Many residential streets are still unplowed, there are huge snow piles blocking crosswalks at intersections, main roads still have problems on ramps and we're being warned of highway lanes ending in a pile of snow without warning. At this point I expect to be home on Wednesday, too, though I have to get to a grocery store by then even if I walk there. (Of course some grocery stores have not had any deliveries since Thursday so shelves are still bare.)

On the news now they're saying a woman was just rescued after being stuck in her car, buried in snow, since Friday. That's three days!! A National Guard humvee reached her to rescue her. The National Guard has been helping local fire departments since the storm started, pulling fire trucks out of snow piles with tank haulers and providing personnel and humvees to help out with emergency calls.

They're also warning people to make sure the exterior vents for dryers, furnaces and water heaters are clear of snow to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning within the house. So many seemingly small things to think about.

So yeah, one day at a time. At least I'm able to work. I rode my bike on the indoor trainer for 45 minutes tonight. It actually made my back feel better. Maybe tomorrow I'll attempt to go for a walk.