Yes, I'm still here. I had to take a phone call (if my line is busy, those "in the know" call me on my cell phone, and I get offline so they can call me on the landline) and it was longer than I thought it would be.
But I'm here...I think.
Sorry about your garbage.
The garbage, it's nothing. Once the snow is gone (a day or two) we'll deal with it.