The weather is coming

Portland weather can be pretty impressive. Certainly you’ve seen this:

We seem to be headed for the same weather in the next few days.

The ice is really amazing. I grew up in Spokane, WA which gets a decent amount of snow – but the ice in Portland is of a completely different level. Think of it like an entire city being coated in a solid inch of oil-covered glass. It’s that strong and that slippery. You can scarcely walk outside of your house.

Here are pics I took about 5 years ago:

2 comments ↓

#1 timmyjimi on 12.14.08 at 9:38 am

I had NOT seen the automotive pinball video, but i remember the ice storm that devastated the Spokane area years ago. Stay safe.

#2 Happy 31/Bon Voyage/Moving Out « Heading North on 12.17.08 at 7:32 pm

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