Archive for December 18th, 2008

that’s right. get excited, because today brought a fierce snowstorm to the Seattle area.  

And by ‘fierce’, i mean the equivalent of a minor Midwest snow. Nothing that would’ve ever caused much excitement or chaos in most parts of the country, but here—it’s different. 

The city pretty much shuts down.

Schools, stores, offices and streets are closed.  People ski down the streets or slide on the sidewalks like they’re ice skating.  You won’t see many cars or buses attempting to drive without chains.  

Apparently snow is rare here, even though we are the northernmost major city in the U.S.   But as a result of not being accustomed to snow, the city is under equipped to deal with conditions.

I don’t mind…..I love it.

Todd was working remotely from a downtown Microsoft office so we met for lunch.  And I was able to take advantage of the quiet streets and empty stores and get some Christmas shopping and snow trekking done.