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John Leonard

John Leonard
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Shoreline, Washington, US
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August 12
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I suppose that I should give some sort of Bio - I'm a superannuated Boston transplant to the Seattle area who came out when the bottom fell out of the Telecom industry a few years back. Engineering just ain't what it used to be and it's unlikely it ever will be again. I'll get over it. I've lived here for five years and doubt that I'll ever get used to the west coast. That may not be a bad thing.

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DECEMBER 18, 2008 4:04PM

It's A Snow Day !! - And A Snow Night

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Well, it does happen once in awhile. The rain freezes before it hits the ground and it snows here in Sunny Seattle. So far in Shoreline (just north of the city), we've received about 2". That's probably over Freaky's waist, so Deven will need to get her some snowshoes if she ventures this far across the Lake (I always imagine Freaky as feminine, but I could be wrong). I'm playing hooky from work this afternoon and snapped a few pictures for proof.

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This is my son Ian, we had just finished shoveling the obscene white stuff off the driveway, so it doesn't turn to ice tomorrow. I traded in an all wheel car with a manual transmission for a rear wheel drive with an automatic. It normally does alright, but if I stop on this slight hill, I'm stuck - I have to back up and do it again.

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Across the street. As you might guess, there are a lot of trees in Shoreline. But unfortunately not enough snow for a real snowdog (myself, I'm more of a cold Corona on a tropical beachdog, though).

snow3 

Well, now it's dark (and cold). It gets dark early up here in the Northwest. I thought that I'd add this one last shot from the iPhone

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A shameless feed bump!
And a doubly shameless bump to get past the blizzard of posts by one person.
you forgot to tag freaky in this! I say take off the rest of the week!
Yay! You are officially a native for taking the day off just for snow.
Seattle news always celebrates with all day news reporting from lower Queen Anne hill and videos of sliding cars.
I love a Seattle snow day. I haven't been out of my jammies yet. We are at 6 inches down south of Boeing Field. Looking for my X-country ski poles now.
Have fun!
(I didn't think anyone shoveled snow here? Huh. Maybe we'll try it)
Wow, white rain. :-)

I love Seattle whenever I visit. I'm amazed that you actually see snow. And this early in the year!
Oh I went and played in the snow! I was up to my HEAD! We don't live far from Shoreline. We're down the road a bit near Kenmore. I'm afraid we're stuck in the cul de sac until May.
Nutkin - if you don't shovel the stuff, it turns to ice the next day. See Aurora Ave tomorrow morning for an object lesson. I'll have to confess, I only took a half-day because the job sites I'm responsible for closed.

Cartouche - I just might have to, to go to my Friday meeting I need to go up a pretty big hill - that doesn't get plowed or sanded, see comment above about ice.

Rob - White rain indeed. Today it was actually powdery.

Freaky - I see how you play in the snow. I left my clothes on, being far more sensitive to cold.

Hyblaean - actually Seattle winters are really mild. We only get occasional reminders that we're further north than the north part of Maine.
Ain't it somethin! Biggest snow I can remember here in looong time. I wrote a little something about it too (shameless plug) but I'm going to have to take a whole new set of pictures to catch up to today. Raising a virtual hot toddy to you all...
Y'all got it much worse up there than we did down here, at least on my side of Portland. We did get about 1.5-2" today, hoping for more as we keep getting flurries every hour or so. Hope to get video of the goggies playing in the snow, all they did today was eat it. :)

I have a friend in Shelton WA, they got about 9" yesterday. They have a long, steep gravel drive and haven't been able to get out for the last couple days. She's been enjoying the snow days too.

Stay warm and cozy up there!
Oh, man. I would kill for the amount of snow y'all get up there. I'm just about ready to throw in the towel (shovel-wise) and move to the Caribbean.

Sigh. And grumble.
I'm hearing that the Kitsap Peninsula can expect 15 - 24" tomorrow and Sunday. They're just across the Sound from us. I don't mind the cold, but I saw enough snow in Boston - I think I'll head to the Islands with sierrasong.

The puppies like it. though.
I am transported to a Wintry Wonderland!
Thankfully in imagination only.
I live on the Kitsap Peninsula ad I can tell you it is friken cold, going to get windy, knock out our power then dump snow on us with more wind to top it off... Ohh yeah, I forgot about the sleet.
M'sieu, it could be worse - I could be back home in Boston, where this what it looks like until April. Here I know this will all go away in a few days when it warms up. Ric, on l'autre main is going to need to deal with it a little longer.
Gee UK, I was actually apologizing for the quality of the photos.

The snow continues, I wonder if Ric is up to his butt in the stuff.