Made it to Radiation -- and got a Haircut

I made it to radiation yesterday but not without some drama thrown in. The weather was clear but the streets were still icy, especially the one that runs in front of our house. Darcy agreed to take me because she had chains for her car that she had purchased last spring for a trip to Rainier. The weather had been so bad then she hadn't gone so they were still new in the box.

We decided to leave about 2:00 to give us plenty of time for a 3:45 appointment. Just as we were getting dressed, a big cherry picker truck pulled up blocking our exit to the main road. It was the power company and they had come to trim a neighbor's tree away from the power lines in anticipation of the big wind storm that's expected today. We could not get straight out onto Alaska. We decided to try Oregon which is much steeper. We tried without the chains first... no way. So we put the chains on, but they weren't terribly tight. This time we made it maybe twenty feet up the hill before the wheels started spinning.

We turned around facing down the hill and decided to go down to the next street. We slid a good protion of the way but Darcy managed to maintain a controlled slide and made it onto 33rd. From there, we rechecked the chains. One of the inside cables had gone under the tire so the attachment link was bent and not holding. We took the chains off and decided to give getting up Alaska a try. It was a little dicey but we made it with no real problems because the street had been sanded and the slope isn't as steep. From MLK the rest of the way in was snow covered in spots, but definitely passable. Some hills were completely bare and wet. That's a good indication that if Seattle had the equipment and resources they could clear streets for travel... even the hilly ones. Anyway, we made it in and home safe and sound.

While we were up on First Hill, we decided to get another set of hair clippers. My hair was really coming out today and it's itchy and messy. Darcy cut my hair last night to a little under an inch on top and a little shorter on the sides to even it up. The clippers we got were crap but we got it done. I don't want to go down to skin because last time my hair continued to grow [some of it] and it got really prickly. I wanted to leave enough that it would stay soft. There's a pic below to see my new do. After sleeping with a cap last night to catch the fallout, it's really matted down this morning. And one side has rubbed away in particular. I may just give up on it and go for the shave again.