I was doing a little upgrading and nearly lost access to the backend of this here blog. It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally learned (the hard way) how important BACKING UP is. So, I’m quite pleased that I had my wp-config.php file backed up.
So, I’m back.
Snow on the deck
I’ve worked from home the past three days due to snow. Day 1, there wasn’t actually any snow. But the threat of snow had several people staying home. Day 2, indeed there was snow. Day 3, the aftermath of snow falling. Here is a big difference between snow in Seattle and snow in other (normal) cities.
SEATTLE:
- Schools close when there is NO SNOW ON THE GROUND
- Local TV stations begin their news broadcasts at 4 a.m. to talk about snow. They only show spin-outs and accidents.
- No one shovels their walks.
- Sledding down the middle of the streets.
- People go CRAZY! Oh yeah, and they don’t know how to drive.
CHICAGO and WEST HARTFORD (Conn.):
- It’s 20 degrees below zero and the University does not cancel classes! I went to Calculus in below 20 degree weather, I kid you not.
- It snows on top of frozen snow and there is no cancellation of nothing.
- The news stations say, “Yep. It’s snowing.”
- It’s the law. You have to shovel your sidewalk.
- People go to work. I grew up in Connecticut and I can’t remember any day that my father did not go into work because it snowed too much. I think maybe he didn’t go to work when Hurricane Gloria hit us in fifth grade. That was the time we lost power for 2 or 3 days.
So, there you go. A quick little recap of the week. Monday is my last day in the office (assuming I make it into the office, as the forecast calls for snow on Sunday night and you know what that means …) before the end of the year.
Happy Snow!
lol. I remember the first significant snowfall that fell when I moved to Washington from NYC. It seemed like everything shut down – schools closed, people freaked out about driving, no streets plowed or shoveled, total mayhem, just as you describe. And it was only like 3 inches. I guess because it happens more often back east, we are just more equipped to get rid of the snow as soon as it starts falling. It snowed here over the past few days, but other than the hard ice that won’t melt because of freezing temperatures, it’s already almost gone. I saw photos of Seattle and Olympia from inlaws and friends. It’s pretty crazy though – as my friend out there is calling it “Snowpocalypse”. I hope you are enjoying it. Aren’t you supposed to get more snow this week?
It’s raining right now, so some of the snow is melting, but could get freezing tonight so that’s going to be fun! And let’s not forget all the flooding, since that snow has to go somewhere.
I have to admit, this is more snow than I’ve seen in 10 years of living in Seattle. But, you are right, it’s NOTHING compared to what I used to see growing up on the East Coast. It took me many many years to realize that the problem isn’t that I don’t know how to drive in the snow. I do fine. It’s all of the other yahoos on the roads that make them dangerous.
So now I just stay at home, lucky to have a job that allows me to telecommute!