I am replying to
@Haertig's reply from another thread, Post a Photo.
We flew in from Hawaii yesterday. There was a nonstop scheduled to leave Hawaii at 8:30pm (Hawaii) time. Our plane was scheduled to leave at 11:30pm, have a two hour layover in San Francisco, then continue on to Denver. The "red eye" flight.
We beat the non stop flight! It seems they had their Hawaii departure delayed by several hours due to weather in Denver. We flew out to San Francisco on time. Then no problems leaving for Denver from there. We even got into Denver 1/2 an hour earlier than scheduled. We had almost switched to the non stop. United had waived all change fees and difference in fare costs because of the expected bad weather. So switching would have been free. But we didn't switch because we had a hunch the non stop was going to get canceled or delayed. And they sure did. I hate nonstop from Hawaii to Denver in a packed plane anyway. It's a long haul, and unless you're in first class with the large fully reclining seats (that cost a $2000 premium minimum!), things can get miserable back there in the cheap (relatively speaking) seats. So I like a layover to stretch my legs. I just make sure that there are additional flights leaving after the connection that we can jump on if we miss the connecting flight.
In the future, I might buy three seats for the two of us. Even back in the sardine section, having a window, an aisle, and an empty middle seat makes all the difference. You can stow all your gear in that unused seat and leave your actual seats free and clear for you and only you. Not as good as first class, but still good nonetheless. And it's a heckuva lot cheaper to buy and waste a middle seat than to pay the ridiculous amount they want for first class. Airfare is not the big cost when going to Hawaii. If you buy your airfare early when prices are lower, two people roundtrip is less than one night in a resort.
How were the roads when you landed? They have really cleared now, but I didn't drive to see all of my dogs yesterday, and owners were okay with that. Side streets are still a mess in some areas. With the warm weather we had before the storm, the walks and roads were iced up and then covered in inches of snow.
My walkways are mostly flagstone. They retain heat better than regular concrete sidewalks, and when the sun comes out, they heat up and melt off faster. Since the snow stopped late afternoon on Wednesday, I didn't finish shoveling until yesterday morning.
My neighbors and I will clear paths on each other's sidewalks. Since it was still snowing when neighbor cleared mine, there was definitely more snow to clear. And, he often doesn't do the whole width of the walk, but just the width of his shovel. I cleared from edge to edge yesterday, it warmed up, and this morning my walks are clear and dry. Actually, the whole block is shoveled, and pedestrians can walk from corner to corner with no snow or ice. I find it to be a thing of beauty.
Now the dog parks are a complete other story! The snow is quickly packed and almost immovable until it really warms up. When it warms up, the top becomes a crust of ice that is grooved and irregular. It is so dangerous to walk on!
This winter has been an unusual one. Normally we get a big dump of snow, or actually any snow, and in about 3 days or less, it is mostly gone, except for in the shadows and shade. We actually still have a little packed snow from the storm around Christmas, snow in the shadows, some on roads.
That is what I've been working on at two different dog parks. I worked hard on Monday clear half of a wide sidewalk so that removing this layer would be a little easier. I think we got around 6 inches of snow from this last storm, and we are coming up on a really cold week. We often have a little cold weather, and then it gets mild, but not this winter. I see teens and single digits coming. Most dogs don't go out to dog pars on these cold days, per their owners request.
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