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Once upon a time, getting groceries was mundane. Now, it’s an adventure and a gamble during an early spring snowstorm and a catastrophic pandemic. Nothing can be taken for granted. One in a series of articles for a collection called “Diary of a Virus.”
13 min readMar 8, 2026
March 31,2020
Early Spring Snowstorm Adds Challenge
It’s late March in Spokane. Spring, according to the calendar. However, it doesn’t look like it. Snow has been falling since morning and it isn’t the typical dusting that often comes at this time of the year.
It’s thick and icy. The temperature has inched up making the roads slushy and slippery. In addition, it does nothing to stop the snow from coming down like a white curtain.
These are not ideal conditions for a routine jaunt to the store. While the main streets are constantly being plowed, small residential roads like mine aren’t. And from my vantage point — the balcony overlooking the intersection — I’ve seen those who dare to drive it. They slip and slide, barely recovering from a potential disaster.
