Ice pics from early Saturday AM

I had to go for groceries, food that I could eat without cooking, and snapped some pics along the way. 

It's far, far worse now, after another entire day and night of rain, freezing rain and ice pellets. (Ice pellets as I'm typing this at 5:30AM EST.)

The power flickered numerous times yesterday afternoon and evening, and the TV shut off and then on again right away three times, and I lost cable/internet/phone for a very short time. But so far things have been okay. Knock on wood. Given that power has been off all around us (I've been checking our City's utilities site), I'm amazed mine didn't go out overnight. (I've probably just jinxed it now.)

I've not seen the like of this since 1998, it's crazy out there.

Waiting for a west-heading bus around 7:45AM on Saturday.

Pouring rain at that point, no plows or sanders yet. 

(Looking at a private business driveway/lot.)

 For sale at the grocery store.

 Obviously inside the bus shelter, just before 9:30AM, waiting to head home.

 

 Snapped after I stepped off the bus at my stop.

 Almost home...My unit is just to the right, up the steps.

 

 Nicki ventured out for a moment.

Snapped from an upstairs window.

 

The storm is supposed to wind down by mid to late morning. I have no idea how things are city-wide, since local news sites and local radio stations suck, IMO.

BTW, both boys were so desperate to go outside yesterday evening, that they did venture out while I was on the phone with Dad. Nicki carefully stuck close to the outside of the patio door and jumped off onto the ground. Derry, however, didn't realize how slippery the step was and fell right off. Yes, I laughed, I couldn't help it. He was fine, though! And neither was outside for very long, believe me.