water amin woes

A few days ago, when it was bitter cold, I wrote praising those brave people working outside to fix water main breaks.  Little did I know how soon that problem would impact me.  After two days of staying home to avoid the cold, I was ready to get out today.  I had a hair cut scheduled and then planned to meet my brother for lunch.  My brother lives farther north, near Leo, and he texted early in the day to postpone our lunch date because of the road conditions near his house.  Since I could see traffic backed up and stopped on Spy Run for at least three blocks, I agreed with the wisdom of his decision.  Later, however, traffic seemed to be moving more smoothly so I decided to keep my hair cut appointment.  Until I got to the elevator where a sign was posted  saying that we had a water main break and, due to extensive flooding in the basement, the elevators would not be operating for a while.  I took that as a sign and rescheduled my hair cut.  That all happened this morning.  The water was back on by 3:00pm but at 4:30 a sign was stuck on my door saying "Elevators are out of service until further noticc." and reminding us where the stairs are.  Now I will take the stairs if I need to.  I know I can go down 10 stories.  Coming up again may be more of a challenge.  I do not intend to do this more often than I absolutely need to.  Happily, I am well supplied with food (including Girl Scout cookies I bought last week), water so I can make tea, and heat.  I also have three unread library books waiting for me.  I think I could get into this hibernation mode - at least for a day or two.  Stay tuned.