I was told when I moved out here it would never get as hot as the Texas summers or snow like Michigan winters. Well, uhh, they were wrong. It's been snowing non-stop since Thursday with small respites, then back to snow. They sand here, barely plow the main arterials... I keep making fun of the road crews out here, saying it would never still look this way in Michigan!
In the one pic, it is hard to see but most of the roads going through the hilltop are blocked off to prevent people from sliding down. So the kids and adults have turned my street (23rd) from the top of the hill (Yakima) to the bottom of the hill (Tacoma) into an urban sledding hill. Pretty hilarious! And sleds are in short supply, so they are using boxes, bikes, and even cookie sheets...
It has made for eventful driving the past few days. I can put it in 4-wheel drive to get out through the alleyway that is flat and then make it over 2 blocks to a main arterial that has sort of been de-iced. (It is the route for the hospital...) I learned my lesson after the first day after I half-slid, half-fishtailed down part of hill to a flat street. (I passed the building manager who was working on some of the unfinished development and he kind of mouthed to me: Are you ok? I gave him the thumbs up as I went sliding by. Little did he know that I'm a sort of pro at crap weather driving.)
So most Christmas cards/presents will be delayed. Mike's going to help me get chains (hopefully) tomorrow since the snow is still coming down as we speak. What little bit we did go out this weekend we took his FJ since it handles way better than my jeep surprisingly.
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