Danger, Will Robinson!

[libertango]

To my Seattle-area friends:

I just went out with my dog Sarah for a short walk.

I had hoped that when the snow turned to rain, it would melt.

That's somewhat what's happening, but only somewhat. Weather.com is reporting it's 32 degrees Fahrenheit out there, which means the rain is water in the air, but freezes on the ground.

It's an ice storm.

All our driveways are coated in ice right now. As are the cars. As are the trees.

The Seattle Times reported over a 100 traffic accidents yesterday. Between how slick I expect the roads will be, combined with potential tree hazards (tree limbs falling under the weight of the ice), I would recommend extreme caution in the morning.

(And I'm supposed to pick up pecunium at SeaTac tomorrow... though not 'til 3:30p, thankfully.)

Maybe I'm just being a worry wart (probably) but as Sgt. Esterhaus would say on Hill Street Blues, "Let's be careful out there."

Comments

[hal-obrien.livejournal.com]

I don't agree with that line in general. But then, I don't remember it being using all that much. Perhaps it was the later character, after Michael Conrad died?

As may be... that line sounds like a rationalization for thuggery. But I'm sure Jorge lives by it.

[daveon.livejournal.com]

Mmmm... nice...

Hopefully things will pick up before my next trip which is about 4 weeks away.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

I've always snickered at the bit I saw in a "Advice for Northerners Moving to the South" net.thing:

-"Just because you know how to drive in winter conditions doesn't mean that we do. Stay off the roads when that inch of snow comes."-

Of course sometimes, knowing how to drive in winter means knowing when to stay home.

K. [learned to drive on frozen lakes: there's nothing to hit out there]

[m-cobweb.livejournal.com]

I am quite unimpressed with today's weather, precisely because I had to drive in it. I'm hoping it improves before evening (ha ha).

[cityzephyr.livejournal.com]

ice storm? PAH! :) I'll give you an ice storm. Around 1997, or 1998, i forget which...in upperstate NY where the power was out for almost a week due to ice rain which built up over 7" on everything...trees literally fell over.