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Sunday 
21 December 2008
more snow
night has fallen on seattle, along with a thick blanket of snow.
the latest storm of the century blew through last night, into this morning, and according to the table on the back deck, we got 7 inches of snow.
that’s more than we’ve had at one time in the years since we moved back here.
if this were buffalo people would be saying, “what snow?” but it’s seattle, and people are saying, “what the hell?!?”
and it gets better. according to the national weather service, there’s a winter storm warning in effect for our little corner of puget sound, calling for another 3 to 6 inches tonight.
this in a town where drivers steer directly for the nearest telephone pole at the first sign of a snowflake.
the mechanical deer on the front lawn is struggling to keep its nose above the drift gathering at its feet. the front porch and sidewalk are covered again, after a major effort to de-snow them earlier today. in the morning we’ll do it all over again.
seattle schools are closed for the holidays. kids and parents are out and about, some on sleds, some on cross country skis. the few vehicles on the roads are moving slowly, awkwardly, trying not to hit anything.
businesses all over town will be short-staffed tomorrow. the department of transportation is not set up for this kind of thing.
for a little while, folks in this neighborhood don’t seem to mind.
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