• Article Photo. Not all winter activity is fun; city crews had to repair this water main break before Christmas.
    Not all winter activity is fun; city crews had to repair this water main break before Christmas.
  • Article Photo. The Griffiths-- Max, Maci and Sam -- pose near this tall snowman they made in December.
    The Griffiths-- Max, Maci and Sam -- pose near this tall snowman they made in December.
  • Article Photo. A snow fort stands out along West 13th Street in Vinton.
    A snow fort stands out along West 13th Street in Vinton.

Area residents are dealing with the snow and cold weather in a variety of ways. On the warmer days, sledding and snowman and snow-fort making have become a popular activity.

On days like today, with record- or near-record cold, the most popular activity is complaining about the weather, from as warm a place as possible.

But it is not always possible for everyone to do that; city utility crews recently had to spend some time fixing a water main break on East 12th Street