include the many, many cubes of shattered ice that litter the streets under power lines and especially tree-lined areas that act like slippery ball bearings. I slid a little on Tates Creek turning onto Cooper getting a friend from work, so I took Alumni on the return trip. Chinoe was also bad, with several lights out. It amazes me that many people still don't get that dark lights are treated like four-way stops.
Not all of the damage is the result of acts of God, either. A small locally-owned pharmacy, Bondurant's, was broken into and smashed up whilst the power was out. Basically it was a looting. They're going to be closed several days so the damage can be assessed. They use a large rotating system to store the drugs and that may have been damaged as well, which I'm sure will be expensive. I hope this doesn't hurt the business beyond recovering; they already have a Walgreens that has come into the neighbourhood and a Rite Aid is being built. The pharmacy has a lot of history and was built in the shape of a mortar and pestle.
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