Record snow fall in Korea and laundry day!

Life without a dryer means my apartment looks like this on laundry day. I can never find enough places to hang my clothes to dry.


Korea recently received more snow than it has since it started keeping record in 1937. Some areas got 10 inches. My area got between 5 and 7. Seoul does not usually receive a lot of snow, and thus the city was not prepared to deal with it. They do not salt or sand the roads. Workers were using any tool possible to clear the roads and sidewalks, including pieces of plywood, brooms, shovels, etc. Some were more effective than others. The small, plastic bristled brooms did not prove to be very effective. Now, four days later, the snow has been turned into compacted ice, and everyday you can see people shuffling their way across it. With no days reaching above freezing temperatures in the next week or so, it is going to be around for quite a while.

Clean up of snow means pushing it into piles on the side of the walkway. This is my building.



This is supposed to be a four lane road. This was the best they could clear it. Buses continuously slide to a halt through the compacted snow. They don't salt or sand the roads here.




This is on my walk to the bus.





There is a walkway under there. Without salting the sidewalks, it means 7 inches of snow is compacted down into an icy mess. And women still wear their 4 inch heels through this.






This is my walk to the bus. The same compacted ice. Even in boots, I slip and slide over it.




Another section of my walk to the bus.





The side of the road by the bus stop.




The bridge I have to cross every evening. More compacted snow.





More compacted snow. The city is pretty much covered in it now. It is really a health hazard I think.