And feeling Minnesota."
- Soundgarden, "Outshined" (1991)
With apologies to Soundgarden, I'm feeling Colorado. And I love it.
We've been socked with some unusual winter weather the last week or so up here in Seattle. We hardly get but a few dustings of snow each season, but this year has already been exceptional. Two things I brought with me when I moved here from Colorado in 1996 that I haven't had much use for are the 4-wheel drive option in my pickup, and my Sorel boots. Both have been getting a workout lately.
One thing for sure, it's a good thing it doesn't snow much, because the people out here cannot drive in it. Damn flatlanders. Even those people with 4-wheel or all-wheel drive seem to be creeping along at 2 miles an hour. On the flats.
C'mon people, I realize you bought that big 4x4 SUV as a status symbol, and the closest you've come to driving it off-road is up Queen Anne hill in the summer, but please... at least get the hell out of my way.
We've been socked with some unusual winter weather the last week or so up here in Seattle. We hardly get but a few dustings of snow each season, but this year has already been exceptional. Two things I brought with me when I moved here from Colorado in 1996 that I haven't had much use for are the 4-wheel drive option in my pickup, and my Sorel boots. Both have been getting a workout lately.
One thing for sure, it's a good thing it doesn't snow much, because the people out here cannot drive in it. Damn flatlanders. Even those people with 4-wheel or all-wheel drive seem to be creeping along at 2 miles an hour. On the flats.
C'mon people, I realize you bought that big 4x4 SUV as a status symbol, and the closest you've come to driving it off-road is up Queen Anne hill in the summer, but please... at least get the hell out of my way.
Other than that minor annoyance - I love this weather. And the dogs love it too. Been taking them on super long walks through the neighborhood and through the wooded trails in Seward Park on Lake Washington - just a few miles from our house. They go crazy. Here's a brief video of them romping through the park a couple days ago...
And we're getting socked with another storm as I type this. Maybe 3 to 8 inches in Seattle tonight. We've already got almost 2 inches of new powder at our house so far and the dogs are going nuts chasing each other around the backyard.
Definitely makes me feel like Colorado - but sure gives me a warm California smile.
KJT - Seattle (2008)
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I hear you - I'm surrounded by people frightened and annoyed while I'm thinking to myself: wow, it's almost like a real winter. Yay!
coolness
So the final tally for this latest storm is a total of 8 inches at our house... and then a bit of freezing rain on top to solidify everything... good times!
i feel nostalgic. but still have no desire to shovel snow.
i will tell you one thing: flatlanders for sure wouldn't be comfortable enough to videotape while driving. go KEV!
Yeah, probably not my smartest moment - but there was absolutely no one out there except for a few cross country skiers.
Still, how much of an ass would I have felt if I actually filmed myself getting in a wreck?
I would have truly been the Mayor of Clownville.
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