Winter hits Seattle

I love snow. Snow is one of the reasons I go and play in the mountains. It seems like the snow has followed me back down the mountain after Sunday's snow shoe trip. Yesterday morning I woke up to a skiff of snow on the grass and some snow gently falling. The trip into work went as normal, except for the chill in the air. The snow continued to fall as the day went on. Eventually, the snow started sticking to the ground. And that is when normal, calm Seattle turned into snopocolypse/snomagedeon Seattle.

People started leaving work early. Worse case scenarios circulated amongst remaining staff. Outside, cars were sliding around on flat streets. People get nutty.

I left the office around 4. I got home at 7:30. At one point it took an hour to travel 5 blocks. Downtown Seattle was snarled in grid lock all because of a little snow and a highway closure. Luckily, I had a very friendly seat mate to keep me entertained.

Actually, I'm lucky I even had a seat at all. One guy without a seat fainted. I gave him some water, another person gave him some food and we opened a window. And with that, he seemed to be ok. All and all, I'm surprised there wasn't more excitement or mutiny on the bus.

After the bus ride I stopped into the grocery store to pick up some dinner. The store had two other customers. It was a little bizarre. I was welcomed at home with a warm meal of roasted root vegetables and quinoa my roommate made for me. Despite the long day, I still love the snow.