I have been snowed under with spotty wireles connections since Saturday. This type of storm and volume of snow is not normal for the Portland/Vancouver area so very little of the city is or can be plowed. It appears I am likely to continue spotty connections and irregular sign-ons through Christmas, however I am thankful for continued power.
Snowed under in the Pacific Northwest
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, Dec 23 2008 01:52 PM
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Posted 23 December 2008 - 01:52 PM
It's Winter time - you know you're a diver when you're scraping ice off your windshield INSIDE your vehicle...!
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Posted 23 December 2008 - 02:18 PM
Stay warm, be safe, and have a good Holiday!
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Posted 23 December 2008 - 02:22 PM
Take a hot bath, and drink a bottle of To-Kill-Ya.... or skip the bath and go right for the cure.I have been snowed under with spotty wireles connections since Saturday. This type of storm and volume of snow is not normal for the Portland/Vancouver area so very little of the city is or can be plowed. It appears I am likely to continue spotty connections and irregular sign-ons through Christmas, however I am thankful for continued power.
Edited by Capn Jack, 23 December 2008 - 02:48 PM.
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Posted 23 December 2008 - 02:38 PM
We're not much better up here in BC although Vancouver is still functioning. I'm actually surprised how many people have made it into the office. Keep safe Nicolle!
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Posted 23 December 2008 - 02:43 PM
They say this is the first Canadian coast to coast snow coverage for Christmas since 1971. We got a foot two days ago plus another foot in drifts soon afterwards. The Great White North...We're not much better up here in BC although Vancouver is still functioning. I'm actually surprised how many people have made it into the office. Keep safe Nicolle!
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Posted 23 December 2008 - 03:00 PM
They say this is the first Canadian coast to coast snow coverage for Christmas since 1971. We got a foot two days ago plus another foot in drifts soon afterwards. The Great White North...We're not much better up here in BC although Vancouver is still functioning. I'm actually surprised how many people have made it into the office. Keep safe Nicolle!
Believe it or not, it appears that you are better off than we are! We had a foot on Sunday/Monday and are due for another 6 inches tonight/tomorrow! Ought to make for an interesting drive to my parents' place for Christmas
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Posted 23 December 2008 - 03:26 PM
We have 6-9" in the part of Vancouver, WA where I live and it is about the same into Portland. The issue is they cleared the major highways but left no room to dechain. So you need chains to get to the highways but then need to get them off to be on the highways but no where safe to do so. On my way into to work I was going very slow in chains and the gal to the right of me threw a chain into her wheel well and then I noticed several cars pulled off with the same issue and one emergency vehicle witha guy going car to car with cable cutters cutting chains off.
It's Winter time - you know you're a diver when you're scraping ice off your windshield INSIDE your vehicle...!
Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
Once in a while, it is good to step back, take a breath, and remember to be humble. You'll never know it all - ScubaDadMiami. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve - Lao-tzu. One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him - Chinese Proverb.
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Posted 23 December 2008 - 04:00 PM
Looks like it will be in the mid 40's for you by the weekend. I sure hope the roads get clear, I am due to fly into Seattle on Dec 30th. Maybe I should drive a snow plow out instead of fly.
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Posted 24 December 2008 - 11:38 AM
Well, we got that 6 inches last night and it is STILL snowing hard! It will be an interesting drive to my parents' place tonight!
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Posted 24 December 2008 - 02:53 PM
Perhaps you' all can start a new sport north of the border!! 
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Posted 24 December 2008 - 03:02 PM
oh, I so want to say something.... but it is xmas, and I won't take the cheap onesWell, we got that 6 inches last night and it is STILL snowing hard! It will be an interesting drive to my parents' place tonight!
No aquarium, no tank in a marine land, however spacious it may be, can begin to duplicate the conditions of the sea. And no dolphin who inhabits one of those aquariums or one of those marine lands can be considered normal.
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Posted 24 December 2008 - 03:21 PM
oh, I so want to say something.... but it is xmas, and I won't take the cheap onesWell, we got that 6 inches last night and it is STILL snowing hard! It will be an interesting drive to my parents' place tonight!
Take the cheap one....
TAKE THE CHEAP ONE!
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Posted 25 December 2008 - 02:25 PM
The entire PNW area has been COVERED in the white stuff. I think its a plot but I can't prove it yet! 
p.s. hope you dig out soon!
p.s. hope you dig out soon!
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Posted 25 December 2008 - 02:26 PM
oh, I so want to say something.... but it is xmas, and I won't take the cheap onesWell, we got that 6 inches last night and it is STILL snowing hard! It will be an interesting drive to my parents' place tonight!
Take the cheap one....
TAKE THE CHEAP ONE!
Dang it George...we'll just have to censor it!
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Posted 28 December 2008 - 09:49 PM
Sort of sorry I am not there to enjoy all that snow.
Been getting reports from my daughter.. Seattle got hit hard...
It has to melt sometime. Hope everyone gets thru without issues.
Been getting reports from my daughter.. Seattle got hit hard...
It has to melt sometime. Hope everyone gets thru without issues.
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