By 6:15 a.m. I had stopped at the ATM to deposit a check. It was snowing a lot harder now and it was starting to accumulate on the road. "Hmm," I said to myself, "isn't this weird? I'm sure it will stop soon."
6:30 a.m. I am now on I-205 about to get on I-84 and head out to Gresham. There has been no snow accumulation over the bridge or on the side of the street. I'm feeling pretty confident now. "I'm sure it will stop soon. I'll just go on to work."
6:37 a.m. I stop for breakfast. Still snowing, not much on the ground.
6:45 a.m. I arrive at Gresham City Hall. There is a light dusting of snow on the ground, and it is snowing. I can still see the pavement. "It must be almost done."
7:30 a.m. Um, still snowing. Really hard. Ground is totally covered. Schools that were opening late are starting to cancel classes completely. Cars are wizzing by on 223rd. The news is starting to talk about jack-knifed trucks, accidents, etc. Idiots.
8:30 a.m. Now I can't see the pavement on 223rd at all. Cars are slowing down...what cars are still on the road. Still snowing hard. I am starting to think coming to work was a bad idea. A co-worker comes in and tells me it's really bad out there on the roads. Uh-oh.
9:30 a.m. POURING down with snow. Can't tell where the street ends and the sidewalk begins. Should I go home now? Weather report is saying there might be freezing rain now. @#%! Why did I come in to work!
10:30 a.m. After much consultation with other people at work (most of whom live right in Gresham), Greg, other people who live in Vancouver and the news web-sites, I decided to head home. My boss, who is from Michigan, gives me tips on driving in the snow. It's STILL snowing.
10:35 a.m. Okay, I'm driving on Division. I can't see the pavement. People are driving slowly, but still tailgating. Dumbasses. I put the car in 2nd and just inch along at 20 mph. If anyone doesn't like it they can go around. Some stupid lady waiting for the bus puts her baby in it's carrier IN THE STREET. Okay, I know it's kind of hard to tell where the sidewalk ends and the street begins with all this snow, but I'm thinking this is a really bad idea. I glare at her and she moves the kid. I see a guy waiting for the bus without a coat. Damn, the news casters really DO need to tell us to wear a coat when waiting for the bus when it is snowing! Who knew?
11:00 a.m. I survived driving on Division. My bad luck with traffic lights allows me LOTS of practice in braking and taking off carefully in snow. My rear wheels spin a couple of times, but I stay in control. I'm getting good at this, but not being over-confident. I'm now getting on I-205.
11:30 a.m. Greg is calling me every 5 minutes with updates. He tells me I shouldn't try the I-205 bridge. I snap at him that I can't drive and talk on the cell phone at the same time. I decide to see how it goes. I traverse the bridge with no trouble. Slow and easy does the trick.
12:00 p.m. I'm home! I made it! I'm in one piece, the car is in one piece and we were very, very, very, very careful. Whew.
I had lunch and then coaxed Greg outside to have a snowball fight. He takes some pictures and I manage to bean him right in the ear with my first snowball. I miss hitting him with 4 more snowballs. He doesn't throw any at me. Ha! Guess I won that fight!
We took the dogs outside and played Frisbee with Carmen for a bit. She loved it. Sophie hated it. She was eating some grass and trying to only stand on two legs. Cleo wasn't too impressed and didn't like getting her little feet cold.
So now it's 3:30. It's not snowing any longer and I see no sign of freezing rain. It's still cold though, and the snow is not melting. The sky is really bright but has that orange tinge to it that means more snow. We'll see what happens.
Enjoy the pictures and scrapbook page I created.
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