Friday, December 22, 2006
Here we go again!
Well, it's that time of year. Time to face insurmountable odds and throw ourselves into the jaws of danger.
We are about to leave on our journey back home this morning, namely, Ohio and then Michigan. We'll be rolling down I-80 for the most part, til we hit Illinois and cruise over to Indy, then into the heart of OH! IO!, and hopefully making it to Des Moines, tonight.
But, the big story has really been the snow that has fallen in the last two days. Granted, in a day and a half, this stuff came down quick and heavy, and Ft Collins saw about two foot of it gathered in their streets and sidewalks. And, you know, you kinda expect that a state that contains the rocky mountains and a snowy winter every year would be able to handle this stuff, right? Right?
I mean, in michigan, two foot of snow is a fairly normal occurrence. If you mention the term 'Lake Effect Snow' to any michigander, you will most likely be greeted by a vicious stare, and possibly a karate chop to the jugular. You get it there every year. And life moves on. But, i swear, just about EVERYTHING shut down here for two days. Everything. Schools, Universitys, City and County offices, pretty much all shops. Even yesterday afternoon, hours after the snow had stopped and into the part of the day that was really quite pretty, everything remained closed.
Maybe i'm simply a hardier being, but i won't lie, i spent pretty much any time that the TV News was on cursing at the screen for these coloradoans to pick it up and get on with their life. Seriously. I don't think that this much snow would stop anything in Michigan, and especially not for two days. I have incredibly fond memories of my first semester at Michigan State ending with me trudging a half mile to the math building in four foot drifts and screaming winds to take my finals, because the president decided it wasn't worth it. The last two days here have been simply unbelievable in the over-reaction that it has garnered.
Oh well, at least it made the mountains pretty. See some of you soon!
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hey, at least you it took 2' of snow to shut it all down. when we lived in GA the central part of the state shut down for 1 1/2 days because of 1/4" fell. i remember the first news alert was for a winter storm warning for a storm to hit around midnight. the next thing i knew they were shutting down all thew shools and government offices at noon to make sure everyone got their emergency supplies. i thought we were in for a bad one maybe a few inches and lots of ice but then i got home and saw the report saying 1/4-1/2 inches and i laughed for about 2 hours. we got the minimum 1/4 inch and nothing opened the next day. my boss called and told me to just work on paperwok and not worry about any appointments. that was when i laughed and told him i was already at my second stop for the day.
i can't decide if i feel superior for being able to handle that much snow or depressed that i have to deal with it every year.
I think part of it was the proximity to Christmas. I think a percentage of the usual army of snow-clearers were not available.
There was no way we were getting our car out of our RV park until a plow cleared it for us, which didn't happen until Thursday night.
Merry Christmas Doug!!!
Happy New Year! Did you guys make it back yet? We're still in Chicago. Heading out tomorrow. Reading for MORE SNOW!
Where are you! You are sleeping in too much while your beautiful wife supports you? I'd expect you'd keep all who love you updated on what's going on with you.:)
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