Snow continues to fall here. By Southern Indiana standards, it really isn't bad but by Shanghai standards, it's catastrophic. Kate and Emily's school has already called off classes for tomorrow, making it the first snow day in the school's history. Temperatures are right at freezing so we're getting a mix of rain and snow. We had about an inch of sluch on the ground this morning and it continuted to fall all day.
Here is the view from our front porch this morning. That's Shen Bo waiting to drive me to work. And, no- he couldn't get any closer but I wouldn't be surprised if he tried pulling up on the sidewalk to get closer to the gate.
Shanghai really is not equipped for this. This would be like a blizzard hitting Atlanta or Jacksonville. There is no such thing as a salt truck or a snow plow here. Heck, I haven't even seen a snow shovel yet. People are trying to clear sidewalks with brooms and mops (yes- mops!).
A lot of the sidewalks here, especially those downtown, are made of polished granite so you can imagine how slick they are. I came out of McDonalds this morning with a cup of coffee (no drive-thru here) and practically skated back to the van, which provided a lot of amusement to this old Chinese woman who was standing nearby. It looked like she had given up on trying to walk and was just hanging out waiting to see someone take a fall.
On another note, I have tried recently to compress the pictures I've been posting here so they would load faster. However, it looks like I screwed up and now you can't get full size pictures. So here is a link you can follow to all the photos I've used lately if you want to get a better look at some of them. I also added a couple extras that I hadn't posted earlier.
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