Comments on: That time of year again…

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 04:28:12 +0000

DW: Yep. People could get down, but up wasn’t working. (Keep in mind, I rely on public transit.)

By: dw

dw — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:01:46 +0000

Stuck at UW during the 2004 storm? That’s odd, because I was able to get to campus the next day. We didn’t have power and the TiVo was dead, but I was able to get down the hill, albeit slowly. We’re at about 400 feet, so we get snow some days when the rest of the city gets rain.

I realized that the February 2001 storm was the biggest dump I was here for: 10 inches. And it was gone by noon!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 20:25:35 +0000

DW: Nope, that was the 2004 storm; I moved here in 1999.

By: samantha

samantha — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 20:16:01 +0000

I was visiting Florida for the 2004 storm, and am still bitter about missing actual snow.

By: dw

dw — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:49:59 +0000

Hey Kelly — was that the infamous 1990 storm?

I’ve been through a few here, though 2004 was the biggest. (I was out of town for Christmas 1996.)

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:23:02 +0000

Hehe Colleen – yeah, I tried #3 when I got stranded here. Literally couldn’t get up or down the hills by foot (you’d need crampons), and the roads were closed to cars.

I mean, it was fun, in a weirdly surreal way, to spend three days stuck on campus when the only other people there were also the ones stuck. Things like napping on available couches, having food service folk break into kitchens to get us food, shower runs to the IMA. But it admittedly started to wear after the third day. ;)

By: samantha

samantha — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:04:37 +0000

See, I live within walking distance of my office at the Hutch, so I’m not overly concerned about getting stranded anywhere.
Which probably means that I will be. But, whatever. Like Colleen says, it’ll be an adventure! of the sort we never had in Florida.

By: Colleen

Colleen — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:37:39 +0000

3 things about that:

1) I endeavor to dress appropriately – scarf, traction shoes, gloves, layers, wool.
2) If it looks that bad, I’ll stay home. Really, I don’t have a problem with that, even if it takes a vacation day.
3) If it gets bad while I’m here, I can either have the husband get me with the trail tires/chains, or I can walk.

If all else fails, I’d probably think of it as a grand adventure. Anything else takes the fun out of it.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:02:01 +0000

*grin*
You’re so gonna change your tune when you get stranded at UW overnight.

By: samantha

samantha — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 16:10:12 +0000

I’m really, really hoping it snows this year. I’ve still never seen the city actually covered in snow–just lightly frosted.