12/29/09

Tonight we had the last (hopefully) snowstorm of 2009. An inch maybe that wont last past tomorrow, and the whole town shut down. The city looked like a scene from "I am Legend." There were cars abandoned throughout the streets. People were walking to the grocery store. But the traffic was the worst. I thought I have lived in cities that did not know how to handle poor weather. Portland tops them all. It took me 2.5 hours to go approximately 6 miles. This city has two schools of thoughts when it comes to driving in the 'snow'; either drive like an idiot at 50 mph or else creep along at 5 mph. Either way creates an unsafe situation. I drive so wracked with nerves, just waiting to get hit by an errant vehicle spinning out of control.
But I made it home safe to a waiting wife, a loving dog who freaked at his 1st exposure, so life is still pretty sweet.