[jyl]

We had a freak snowfall in Portland OR yesterday afternoon through last night. Most weren’t expecting anything more than blowing flakes, but we got several inches of the heavy, wet stuff that turns into a wet ice rink when packed down by tires. Of course the city closed down. There is almost no snowplow capacity here, some areas are hilly, most don’t have snow tires, buses stuck all over, roads closed and even a bridge closed. People were caught at work, I heard of some over 6 hour trips home. I left the office when the drizzle first started turning into flakes, my commute is 10 minutes, by the time I got home the snow was coming down hard. Perfect time for a nap. Today the city is still basically shut down. Drove to the office to fetch something, AWD with snow tires, and was still slithering, sliding out, ABS kicking on, etc. I think it’ll be a “snow day” for the kids all week.