Does anybody know what part of my car fell off this morning?

This apparently got knocked loose while I maneuvered my car over a minor ice canyon that formed around my parked car overnight. The city of Minneapolis decided not to declare a snow emergency. In a press release, a city spokesman said the above-freezing daytime temperatures made the action unnecessary.

Of course, overnight temperatures got just cold enough to solidify the unplowed snow - especially on side streets - and turn them into mini-mountain ranges.

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