Today's Seattle Snowpocalypse update.

[GOPisEvil]

1. I was able to move my car from it's "snow corral" out in the street.

2. I went to check on a few shopping destinations. All of their parking lots had 6-inches of slush and snow ruts reminiscent of the Oregon Trail. I decided against parking and shopping. Nothing I need right this second anyway.

3. I went to Safeway. Same deal with the parking lot, but I needed a few things, so I braved it. I successfully navigated the slush and and made it back home.

4. I made into the parking lot of my apartment complex and into a parking spot. Barely and with much wheel spinning.

5. It's snowing again, but not really sticking as the temperature is above freezing.

Stay tuned.

[Suich]

1. I never thought I'd say this, but

"Thank goodness it's raining!!!"



:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[GOPisEvil]

3. It's snowing pretty good here on the eastside.

x(

[Suich]

5. Sorry, I didn't know that.

Mostly rain, maybe a little snow mixed in here. It would be a lot worse if it was a couple of degrees colder!

[GOPisEvil]

6. Yeah , the new snow isn't really sticking.

Can we have the rain, please?

[WolverineDG]

17. Yup, we chained up last night

& also have studs on the tires. Someone then yelled "Bring it!" soooo......we're not talking to him right now....

dg

[Liberal Veteran]

2. Seattle has it easy. Try Spokane and the approximately 40 inches of snow we had this week.

If you folks would keep your moisture on your side of the cascades, we wouldn't be buried under so much snow.

:P

[GOPisEvil]

4. Moisture is normal; this white crap is for you over there.

Did the mountains shrink or something? :P

[Tripper11]

7. Yeah big slushy flakes in Renton right now....

I am finally off work for the week, exhausted and coughing from a cold. Spousal unit and offspring are braving some shopping at "The Landing" for a few things, then heading back to HQ for a hot stove fire, and salmon dinner.
I am from Ontario Canada, and used to snow despite liking out here for over 14 years, but this is truly too long and too much!

[GOPisEvil]

11. Hey neighbor!

I'm in Newcastle. I'm getting the same big flakes.

I went to the Landing earlier, and decided against fighting the crowds and 6 inches of slush in the parking lot.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

8. I've been here

20 years and this is the worst snow storm in that period, in my opinion. From the perspective of freeze, thaw, snow, freeze, thaw, rain, freeze.........enough already! :)
If you are new to the area, try to get up to Anacortes and take a ferry boat ride to the San Juans.......absolutely beautiful :bounce: :thumbsup:

[GOPisEvil]

18. Will do - in the spring!

:D

I want to do the Olympics really badly, too.

[matcom]

9. now all you need is about 8" of rain

to REALLY make things interesting :D

[Tripper11]

10. It's on it's way...just keep watching....

Forcast is heavy rains this afternoon in some parts. Rain on and off for the next several days!
Fuck!
Oh and family has issued the retreat call....they chose to come home early and leave the crazies to thier own world. Essentials are in order, the rest....can wait!

[GOPisEvil]

12. No kidding.

:bounce:Let's have some flooding!!!:bounce:

[TZ]

13. So how much snow has Seattle gotten total now?

[GOPisEvil]

15. A metric fuckload.

:)

I would estimate 12-15" in the city. More out in the 'burbs.

[TZ]

20. I was talking about the snowcapolypse with my family yesterday

And someone who's been to Seattle was shocked to hear about snow in the city area itself..To quote him "Snow? In SEATTLE? WTF?" :)

[WolverineDG]

14. Maybe where you are

They finally came & plowed the streets yesterday & they're under snow again. :cry:

It's also snowing really hard in Everett. :cry:

dg

[GOPisEvil]

16. Now it is snowing hard here, too.

Do not want!

[WolverineDG]

19. Coming down hard & fast

I stood & waited to help my cousin get bags out of the car; they damn near had to shovel me out! :o As it was, I had quite the accumulation of snow on my hat & shoulders.

dg

[GOPisEvil]

21. I'm glad I managed to get my car out of the street and into the parking lot.

My poor car was buried. :(

Now the snow is starting to pile up on it again. :cry:

[WolverineDG]

22. Two words: studded tires

those have worked great for my cousin this year. Of course, she's also had to shovel out her car a few times as well. Never thought I'd be happy to see temps in the 40s..... ;)

:hi:

dg

[GOPisEvil]

23. Who thought I would have needed them?

I think my next car will be AWD or 4WD. Then I will get Blizzaks for the winter.

[WolverineDG]

30. Who knew?

They said on the weather last night that this is the first time in 146 years that it's snowed like this in Seattle. It's snowed here before when I was up here for Christmas, but no accumulation & it was usually gone by morning.

dg

[GOPisEvil]

32. From what I hear the snow is normal, the cold to make it stick is not.

If I wanted snow like this, I'd visit my SO over the mountains. :D

[HEyHEY]

pfff, pussies, it's snow AND sticking up here today.

[GOPisEvil]

25. It's starting to stick here now.

And shut up Mr. Subaru! I'm driving around in a 15 year old Infiniti with street tires. x(

[HEyHEY]

29. dude, don't even take that on the road

Good way to die.

[GOPisEvil]

31. When the streets are plowed, it's good.

But the damn side streets and parking lots are just deep slush.

[SeattleGirl]

26. How many steep hills do you have there?

Not many, if I recall correctly. :P

[HEyHEY]

28. What? We have thousands!

All of the north side of Metro Vancouver is a mountain, not a hill A MOUNTAIN, with houses

[SeattleGirl]

24. I'm sick of it!

Been able to get to my office once in a week and a half. Half the time, the connection I use to log on to my office server doesn't work. Appointments I made had to be canceled. On the few occasions I am able to drive somewhere, a path has to be shoveled from the car to the clear part of the road, because the snow plows have deposited a large mound of slushy snow next to my car. When I go to the store, I have to make sure I don't get too much at one time, as I have to either walk all the way home, or three blocks from the car to the house, and yes, it's uphill. x(

Somehow, I have to get the car out and get to the office today, because I have to turn all my casenotes and reports in, or I won't have a paycheck next payday.

I'm supposed to go to Oregon tomorrow, and while Eugene (my destination) has no snow, there are nasty areas between Seattle and south of Portland. And, if it does rain as much as it's supposed to, I'm concerned that there will be massive flooding in the Centralia area like there was a year or so ago, where the water completely covered I-5 for quite a stretch.

Yeah, I'm bitching, but after a week and a half, I'm really tired of this. I want to be able to go outside and walk and drive without sliding, falling, slipping, spinning, or anything like that.

[GOPisEvil]

27. I'm in the same boat work-wise.

Although, I can log into my network just fine. We have a lot of people that work remotely, so we have the infrastructure for it. Luckily, we are on holiday today. And, I'm off all next week, too!

I hope you can get down to Oregon OK.

[LynneSin]

33. Might want to consider your options - like the Donner party or those soccor players from Uraguay

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