SNOWPOCALYPSE 2010

[maxsolomon]

PANIC NOW, SEATTLE!

[KT2000]

1. That's what it feels like

up here on the Olympic Peninsula. I live on the Strait and we have a foot now - winds are strong and they expect another foot!! Just glad I work at home.

[LeFleur1]

2. The Seattle Media is Obsessed With It

They have been talking about the snow non stop all day! You'd think it was a volcanic eruption that covered the whole West Coast.

[uppityperson]

7. My kid tried to get out yesterday, made it 20 miles in 3 hours.

Is trying again this morning. Looks like we got the worst of it yesterday, it was/is very pretty, even the winds blowing it off the trees.

Being in the rain/snow shadow was discouraging over the weekend while everyone else got snow, but it's more than made up for it now. brrrrrrr and glad the power has only flickered a couple times. And VERY glad we got a cord of good wood in Sun

[Suich]

3. I5 bridge is a mess.

I can see lots of headlights and they're not moving!

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

4. I expect it will go away very soon !

I disconnected the panic button.It's just another day.

[quiller4]

5. Not soon--the melt won't begin until Thursday

I love this cold weather but even with traction tires and four wheel drive, I'll bundle up and walk to any destinations tomorrow.

[Suich]

6. Saw the 11pm news.

I5 south of Seattle is a parking lot. Some people have been sitting in their cars for 6 hours.

Glad I'm not one of them!

:)

[Kennah]

8. I was almost, almost ...

... going to ride my bicycle to the train station yesterday. I ride year round, but I was a little leery about riding on ice. Wife dropped me off and picked me up yesterday.

Today I drove. Kids were off school.

I did see a couple of hardcore crazies who rode their bikes today. I'm still just a lightweight sissy.

Maybe I'll buy a second bike--like a fat tire cruiser with knobby tires for snow.

[KT2000]

9. Just saw a grade school kid

biking through the drifts in the middle of the street. Those are about 12". Ah - kids!
For this snow - a recumbent bike would do well!

[Andy823]

10. I live on the east side of the state

Actually North Central Washington. We haven't had a lot of snow, but the winds are drifting what we do have, and the temps are only between 12 and 14 degrees today, getting down to -10 tonight, and a high of only around 6 tomorrow! I had to plow Saturday and again today, mostly because of the drifts, some up to 2 feet high in places. I used to live in Everett and I know how bad things get when it snows over there.

[Papillon]

11. I live in Kitsap County

and was without electricity for 24 hours. I am so thankful for the hard work PSE did in getting my power back on. And a special thanks to the crews who have traveled here from BC to Idaho to help us out. I can see Bainbridge Island from my house and it is still dark tonight. Hopefully they will get their electricity back soon.

[uppityperson]

12. brrrrr, we had ours flicker up by Port Townsend but never lost power

I am glad the PSE was out in force.

[eridani]

13. I'm grateful for just the flicker

It shuts off my phones, clocks and computer, but resetting and rebooting is really a minor hassle compared to living at below freezing temps for a day. We have only electric baseboard heaters.