After the snow

Well after a weekend of snowy yet warm and sunny weather, today stank. It was absolutely freezing, with a strong and nasty wind. The snow only melted a little yesterday, just enough to cover all the sidewalks in slush, which became ice overnight. Tokyoites aren't really used to this, so few people thought to shovel the snow, clear the slush, or sprinkle salt on the ice. So today it was chaos on the sidewalks.

I left for the doctors* at the same time as Hideaki left for work, and we were barely able to remain upright. Near the station we saw a woman, who was foolishly trying to ride her bike over the ice, fall and hurt herself. She was on the ground for a couple minutes before she could even communicate, and then she just kept repeating "itai itai itai" (ouch ouch ouch). She refused an ambulence though, and we had to kind of give up and continue on our way, leaving her to fend for herself. Poor thing, I hope she wasn't seriously hurt. And I wish the city (and businesses and property owners) would take better care of the sidewalks.

Anyway. The picture above is one I took at the park on Saturday night, after the snow stopped. Just looking at it makes me feel cold. And here is a picture of a local road that acts as a border between two prefectures. On the right is Tokyo, where we live, and on the left is Saitama. This is just a few minutes from our apartment, so we really do live on the outskirts of the city.

Same spot several hours later:

* The results for my tests hadn't come back yet, so all the doctor did was take out my stitches and tell me to come back. Thanks for wasting half my day! Can't wait to do it all over again next week. I hate how they make you come back for the test results instead of just calling.

Comments

[Kat & Satoshi]

What a waste of your time...I really feel for you. I hope they can give you the news (one way or the other) soon!!

I really love your photos!!

[Carlyn]

Amy;
The photos are beautiful.. Snow is so pretty especially when you don't have to drive in it..tee hee. Poor soul on the bike...she's probably still there waiting for the thaw....
Wha???? they didn't have the lab results yet on the tissue????? I'd be on the phone looking for answers!!!!! It should take a day or two at the most!!!! But, don't worry, they're not...

[Dasha]

Sorry to hear your day was wasted! I'm crossing my fingers for you... The pictures are gorgeous, though.

[SkyJuice7]

Love the photos :-) Good luck with the rest results.

[Amy]

Thanks. I'm sure I'll be just fine, and I'm not looking forward to going all the way back there and waiting another two hours just so the doctor can tell me nothing's wrong...