The one thing you can count on in Spokane is that the weather usually never is what "they" say it's going to be. In December, "they" tried to hype everyone (aka the skiers) up for snow after what was supposed to be 2-3 days of "stagnant" weather. "They" extended the "stagnant" pattern for a few days. And then a few days more. And even then... a few days more.
So now the west side gets hit with a storm, the mountains are being blasted and regions that usually might get a dusting of snow are buried. And most of them didn't know it was coming.
So here we are, in Pos Can waiting for some uber winter storm. But I've been following weather.com and it's just not showing it coming our way. In fact, this morning, wondering how to dress for work I pulled up my weather app on my "not Siri" iPhone and it showed no snow most of the day. As I left for work, there were clear skies on the horizon and I laughed as I walked into work listening to people gearing up for "Snowpocalypse". I told them "So, I live in the ghetto section of Brownes' Mountain and just FYI, there's clear skies on the horizon." Two hours later they I heard exclamations in the hall, "Ya, I know. The sun is shining bright out there."
36 hours ago it was said we were to expect 12 inches. As we got to this morning, that was downplayed to 8-10 inches and now? Now they're saying a whopping 4 inches over the time period 4am Wednesday to 4pm Thursday. Whoo. Four inches in 36 hours? Not sure we can handle it. Well... let's rephrase that. Most homeowners and businesses will be able to clear 4 inches of snow over a 36 hour period. The City of Spokane and their deicers? Well, them I'm not so sure of. They've been deicing streets every other day for a week in anticipation of more seasonal temperatures and likely hoping that we were eventually going to need it. So three nights before snowpocalypse is supposed to hit - they send out the deicers. But do you think they are out deicing now, what with the "storm" supposing to hit us in 8 hours? Nahhhh...
C'mon people - weather is only predictable in Phoenix, Arizona. Right? Easiest job in the world in Arizona - being a meteorologist. Actually, easiest job anywhere because it's probably the one and only job that you can NOT be right most of the time and NOT lose your job.
Anyhow - if you're in Seattle... bahahahaha... Y'all don't know how to drive in snow and that's funny as all get out. If you're in Pullman, good time to get some good boots to walk to class. If you're north of us, enjoy your winter. If you're here in The Can - and you think I'm full of hoo-haw: Just watch this.
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