So Close, So Close ...

Tree limb, branch and other debris cleanup from the storm of October 12-13 continues here in Buffalo. On the West Side, Ashland Avenue, the street between us on Norwood Avenue and Elmwood Avenue, has been receiving a major effort since late last week, with signs posted on several of its blocks to not park on the street between basic business hours through Wednesday, October 25.
Several trucks were doing this work, as well as two trucks from Time Warner of Maine doing cable and Internet service work on Ashland, when I came home from work today. I was in a rush, having to take Walker Evans on his neighborhood jaunt, feed him and be back somewhere by 5 p.m., so I immediately saddled him up (Walker is limping on his right front paw for some reason) and took him. As we went near Norwood and Lexington, lo and behold, there were several city trucks starting to clean debris from Norwood Avenue.
By the time we got home, I fed him and left, one of the trucks had just crossed West Utica Street and was at the first yard past it on Norwood. Despite crossing my fingers and all appendages that weren't busy (well, minus one), the cleanup did not make it to our house; when I got home at 7:30 p.m., the trucks were gone for the day and the several feet of tree limbs and branches framing our and several neighboring yards and driveways were still there.
Let's see what Wednesday brings.