No white Christmas, I'm ok with that

[mercury973]

Found this on You Tube.  It was the bad snow storm before Thanksgiving last month. This was the evening that I somehow made it home all the way to my parking spot without an accident.  I'll be taking the bus again if there is another snow event this season

And yes, before you guys ask, Seattle is very hilly.  It's not the same as in the Midwest where a lot of the cities are flat.

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[gyri.livejournal.com]

I know how hilly the streets are in Seattle---I've been there! Yikes! And it's compounded by the fact you're used to dealing with rain, not snow and freezing rain and sleet!

Thankfully you made it home safe!

We just had a very powerful, sudden snow squall here in Maine. It happened right at rush hour, and so quickly....I think two inches fell in 30 minutes. The streets were like skating rinks, traffic came to a standstill, and people were sliding off the road left and right. There was a 17 car pile-up on one hilly street in Portland.

It took me 2 hours to get home, normally the commute is only 30 minutes.

[mercury973.livejournal.com]

2 inches in 30 min? Ugh. I love the snow, just not when I'm driving. On that day, I tried to take the bus but the snow route was different then I could take, so I ended up having to go home and get my car. I should have stayed home. I got off at 3:30 which is my normal time and I didn't walk into my apartment until almost 7. Luckily I didn't jump on the Interstate or I could have been stuck there 10 hours. Sheesh

[shaddyr]

Wordy McWord, Girlfriend. I am so with you on a nice, green Christmas.

We got snow where it belongs - in the MOUNTAINS. Where it is PRETTY to LOOK at but not in my WAY.

[mercury973.livejournal.com]

I found some snow in the Coov

[vella-amor-dm.livejournal.com]

OMFG that looks terrifying! O.O
gosh if i were ever in that situation? i would have a heart attack or something.

[mercury973.livejournal.com]

It was bad. The city swore up and down they were ready, after the disaster of 09 (city again shut down with about a foot of snow) but they just could not keep up.

But it was totally fun once I was out of my car and running around in the snow.

[torra.livejournal.com]

You just made me very glad I do not actualy live in Seattle.

[mercury973.livejournal.com]

LOL it was a nightmare. But fun once I parked my car and ran around in it. It was fun watching people sled down the hill.

[djfavorite.livejournal.com]

"And yes, before you guys ask, Seattle is very hilly"

I always describe Seattle as 'like San Fran but not quite as steep.'

[mercury973.livejournal.com]

We have a co-worker who was promoted to management and moved out from outside of Chicago. During the snow storm, he kept making fun of WA drivers until the snow hit and he couldn't leave his road. Ha!
I always have to remind people that Seattle is not flat. And we're at sea level. The first time my Mom came up, she commented that she was shocked that she could breathe so well at this elevation. For some reason, she thought Seattle was alpine. I pointed at the Sound and told her that was ocean water.

[xterm.livejournal.com]

That's insane!! I was supposed to be in Tacoma that weekend but life kept me up here. I hope that the weather stays normal over Christmas... I hate driving the I5...

[pavaneofstars.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness! Crazy!

[hyndara71.livejournal.com]

OMG! Glad that no one was hurt. Looks like the ice that was here this morning.