Snow...

[salsabike]

We have it. Three inches tonight. I want to go on record as saying this just isn't funny anymore. Arghh. I hope Greg Nickles is getting right out there with his shovel and clearing our streets.

[Eden]

C'mon the mayor didn't make it snow....

They even bought some salt and are spreading it tonight. The way I see it, unless our weather patterns really change the kind of snow we had two weeks ago is a once every 20 or so year event, so I don't expect the city to be completely prepared or well practiced to deal with it. (and to be honest I don't think it would be a particularly good use of the city's money to be that prepared for such a rare event....) In any case this time it should be gone relatively quickly. Down here at least it should be gone come morning.

[NbyNW]

The Times says it's supposed to rain/melt away by morning. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

[salsabike]

Eden, I disagree. There's a middle ground between being underprepared, which the city was, and being overprepared for our climate. It is not responsible to have practices that leave elderly, ill, and poor people trapped in their homes for two weeks. You know, a lot of the people who missed work just don't...get paid--they can't take sick days or leave days. They're just out the money. Not every elderly or ill person has neighbors who can help. It's just dangerous and unnecessary to have the city shut down that long. They can do a better job without prepping like Minneapolis, and they need to do a better job. And it happens more than once every 20 years.

Yes, it'll be gone by morning, this time.

[Biciclista]

well, it wasn't gone, but at least it was tame enough for me to drive up the hill in a car without chains. and once i got on the main road, it was clear.

And had good snow to make snowmen too last night.

and the city of Seattle has discovered SALT!

[SadieKate]

Oh goody. Now Seattle can kill off the vegetation and destroy their concrete bridges Haven't they heard of cinder and plowing? How about mag chloride?