Jane, I'm glad that I'm not the only one too. I know a lot of people might think it's silly to be commuting in a dress in snow, but I stayed plenty warm. Also, those rain boots, while stable, are a bit too small for my calves and I don't think I would be able to get my skinny jeans into them, whereas they work fine with thick tights.
Rachylou, I'm just using plain, thin cotton socks from Costco over wool tights. Not very warm but I've noticed that my feet stay quite toasty once I've walked a block or two. I've heard that Smartwool socks are great when you need true warmth, though.
Aida, they are actually just rain boots but have quite a bit of traction at the bottom - I snapped them up at DSW a couple years ago.
I loved the fun snowmen next to me - I especially loved the one at the far right, which was in front of the local firehouse.
I am doing okay after the fall. I actually twisted my left wrist quite badly and was a little worried on Monday that it might be sprained, but I kept it braced (I still have wrist supports from when I was having a lot of wrist pain a couple years ago) and by Thursday it was fine. Monday was the iciest day on the driveway for sure!
MNsara, we do usually get snow a couple of times a year (as does Portland) but not in great quantities. Usually when it snows, in the area I live in, we get a dusting, maybe as much as an inch. This time, I think we had about 7 inches or so where I live, and other areas further to the north and south of me had well over a foot (like Olympia, where Diane lives.) It was actually kind of fun, in spite of the inconvenience, to really be submerged in winter weather for a while. However, the ice building up on trees really wreaked havoc - weak trees and branches fell, causing a lot of damage and power outages. (Some of my friends have been without power for more than a day.)
Wow, Suz, that sounds immensely unusual! We don't get lightning here very often either.
Enginemom, I wish I didn't have to go in to work either. My boyfriend B's office was closed most of the week; unfortunately since I work at the global headquarters for our company, we really don't get snow days - the office remains open unless something extremely catastrophic occurs that would damage the actual building. I tried to work from home on Monday but wasn't able to access most of the resources I needed to be productive. I'm glad that you were able to stay home!