Caught up in the weather

Chicago was diligent about clearing the streets and sidewalks after being dumped on with snow for two weeks. Seriously, we would get massive snow, then it would be 10degrees for a few days, then some more snow, then some more well below freezing days, etc.
People just abandoned certain items (like their cars) because a fresh layer of snow would pile up around it less than a day after they spent four hours digging it out. I saw this waiting for the bus...poor guy probably gave up and is just waiting for April.