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In reply to the discussion: I'm jealous of you folks in the Northeast anticipating the storm. [View all]planetc
(7,808 posts)I think all of us are delighted by snow. Yesterday, I marveled at the longest, slowest snowstorm I could remember. About 3 flakes per square yard, it looked like, just drifting down. And not accumulating much at all, with so little volume. But tomorrow I would like to get somewhere, and once again I will be grateful for a functioning bus system. When snow is falling at 4 inches per hour, you need a vehicle with authority to get home from work, for instance. A bus is such a vehicle. Thickly falling snow slows it down, but I haven't seen one stopped yet.
I didn't find anything amusing about the plight of Washingtonians last night. An inch of snow is no problem, but if it's lying on top of a quarter inch of ice, then you immediately have a class-one driving emergency. And if Washingtonians got through the night with mostly fender-benders, they are to be congratulated, because they did the right thing, which was to slow the flippin' heck down, and come to a stop if necessary. Car drivers get used to arriving somewhere in the minimum amount of time, and they get fearfully impatient when inevitable delays happen. Living with frequent snow and ice teaches you humility.
So, Panhandle, I think you sound like the sort of person who not only would enjoy the sight of snow, but could also learn to drive in snow, and very close to ice, and emerge with yourself and your vehicle intact. Snow is beautiful, but most beautiful when seen through your window with all travel completed for the day. Then the snow is exquisite!