Snow and free transportaiton

Thursday morning we woke to what eventually was 10 inches (25 centimeters) of snow on the ground, bushes, trees, cars, sidewalks, and streets. The updates at the bottom of the TV screen informed us that public transportation in Jerusalem would be without charge until 2PM. Of course buses had been pulled off the streets and the light rail trains had stopped running not, we were assured, because the system was not built to run in snow but because of a problem.

Nevertheless everyone seemed in excellent humor. Schools were, of course closed, and children were out playing in what must have seemed extreme cold. The temperature hovered around freezing. Many businesses closed, but the little local store opened. Restaurants were open for business.

I left a tap dripping two nights running. Pipes are outside buildings and not insulated. So far we have not lost electricity or water, so we, too, are in excellent humor.



Copyright 2013 Jane Schulzinger Fox