Let It Snow

I'm supposed to be in Boise today. Let's start the story there. Being as I am in Idaho, and the biggest storm that we have seen in close to 4 years is in our midst, I'm not going anywhere soon. Last night I spent about an hour and a half helping people get their cars out of the snow in Carson's neighborhood, Hulen Meadows. Here's a recap of the night: We had a good 4 inches of new snow on the ground when Carson picked me up in Hailey at 5:30. We trekked to Ketchum (about 12 miles from Hailey) and made our way to Carson's house a few miles north of town. We decided to go back into town for dinner at around 7, ate some dinner and went to Charlie Wilson's War at 9:15. When we got out of the movie, 4 more inches of snow had accumulated on the hood of Carson's Denali. We carefully drove back towards Carson's house. When we got to Hulen Meadows, we found 2 cars stuck in the snow on the way to his house, so we quickly learned that we would be spending some time in the snow helping out. We actually made our way to Carson's via an alternative route and grabbed a shovel and my camera and turned around to go and help the two people that were stuck. Luckily, another helper had arrived with a tow-rope and all we had to do was help push the car from its stuck position. After getting two cars out this way, we made our way back to the house only to find another car had got itself stuck right out front of the driveway. This car was a slightly more complicated. Mainly because it was a Honda Accord instead of an SUV. The driver had managed to high center the car so the front wheels were spinning free when she tried to move. Without 4 wheel drive she was in trouble. A guy with a big truck and a few shovels, carson, and myself began digging her car out to try and get her some sort of traction and space to move. This method was an immediate failure, so we moved on to more drastic measures. We found a tow-rope in Carson's garage and hooked it to the only tow loop on the Honda (which we later learned shouldn't be used to tow the car) and the other end tied on to the tow hitch of the truck. After thinking of various methods/places for the car to park, the guy we were with decided that he could pull the car to a heated driveway nearby where the car would be safe. So as we walked back into Carson's house, the headlights of the truck pulling this little honda disappeared into the distance. Our night was complete. I am now sitting on Carson's bed watching Boston College play Kansas, wondering how I am going to get home today. I won't be heading towards Boise anytime soon that's for sure.