Chains and snowtires required...

That's pretty much the consensus around here, and of course we don't have either. We are literally snowed in. Spokane has had around 23-25 in of snow in the past 24 hours and it is not finished yet. I have never seen this much snow, granted I've never lived in a snowy place, but even people here are saying this is a record for a 24 hour period. We started our day, dark and early at 6 a.m. when Charlie attempted to go to work. He didn't make it past the driveway. We spent the next 2 hours trying to get his pickup back in the garage. Then he gets the great idea to try it in my car since it is a little better equipped for snow.... that was a no-go as well. So he gets to spend the day at home. Maybe tomorrow, too. The crazy thing is we've met almost all our neighbors this morning as everyone is out shoveling snow and pushing each other's cars out (actually back into their driveways b/c there's no getting out). So here' s a few pics.