And life goes on, apparently. Garbage pick-up this morning, as usual, and just now a FedEx delivery. Guess that means the roads are clear. Perhaps later I shall try to render myself into something that passes for human, minus the benefit of a hot shower, and venture forth.

On a practical note, those several large Coke bottles I filled with water and put in the freezer months ago, now transferred to the refrigerator, are definitely doing their job and keeping things as cold as if the power was on.