Yikees, all I can say is it is really bad here. Yes, everything on tv has happened. Yesterday it started by 3pm. I left work it was coming down badly. Since I was on call only 4 hrs I didn't go in early, but they had cots up. At 1am I got up showered, dressed, etc... and went out the garage. Bug, had shoveled once and I probably could of powered through our drift's then, but the street was untouched with snow higher than my knees and this is where the "drifts" where not present. I didn't even think I could get bug's suv down our street. So far it is not plowed at all here. Only main arteries done. I called work, first told I have to be there, so only way that was happening was to walk. My manager told me no way walk here. So that was it, I didn't go in. I am on call again tonight but 8 hrs from 11pm > 7am. Hoping to be plowed by then. It is still snowing here and blowing badly. They are saying alot of this is now lake effect. And the second band of the storm. I think we are up to 20 to 18 inches at this point and really blowing. right now its 18 degrees but dropping, to -4.
Lake shore drive was closed by 8pm last nite. They are saying they had high winds off lake michigan and it was over lake shore drive. Freezing the rode and cars right there. Somebody went down there to see it, and fell in too. Guess they found him this morning.
So that was the flooding / area. They had fireman on snowmobiles on lake shore drive, rescuing people. Everything is closed. Except the hospital.
I called they are ok this am. Several of day shift got in, and live on main roads so they where plowed.
Watching vader try to get out to the backyard, was a hoot. He is trying to jump drifts and is totally confused. He got busy and ran back asap. Not interested in being out there either. I think it was the first time, he didn't even think about doing the fence line, he walks.
Glad everyone is safe and warm. Candi, it looks like this is all passing you by too. Just cutting across all of us. Nothing on tv here, except for the storm.
EE22, hope you didn't have to go in and DD.
TP2 & Tomar, hoping this misses you guys.
eskwgin, welcome, If your new to planning. I would recommend if you bought the "unofficial guide" to join there website.
www.touringplans.com They give you a great deal of info about how to pick which park / which day. That is my first thing. You need to pick where to be ahead and plan dining around that. For dining: check out
www.allearsnet.com for menu's and ideas. Good luck. I will be down in august too. Right now planning CR tower.
Happy planning everyone, and be safe. mky
....Last year we were without power for 72 hours 
....Can`t wait .....
