No RedEye, no Reader. Not even a Hoy! to be found. This is the heart-wrenching tale of how the Wilburns survived the blizzard that brought life in Chicago to a standstill. For about 8 hours.

Tuesday afternoon, before there was even an inch of snow on the ground, Andy’s electricity skipped town, plunging his household into practically prehistoric conditions.

Kristen woke up the next morning and looked despairingly at the snow covered cars. “OH NO!  I’ll never be able to make it in to work today,” she cried while popping season six of The Office into the dvd player.

Looking out her window, Anna noticed that her AC unit was topped with a massive mound of snow and ice. Her heart pounded as she realized that it couldn’t possibly run in this condition. Thankfully, this crisis was averted as, it being the middle of winter, the air conditioner wasn’t being used anyway.

Guss was robbed of the ability to do several of his usual household chores due to the snow storm. Sadly, even the garbage had to be left inside, because, as he explained to his wife, the alley was only traversable by ski.

Will the Wilburns ever return to the office? To be continued…