Weather

[The Kid]

Its a mess down here to shaughnn, The news just stated that it is costing the city of Portland $150,000 a day to plow, de-ice, and sand, and is rapidlly reaching the million dollar mark.

[Davestone]

We were the hotspot in the country today...

[The Kid]

Thanks Dave.

[Davestone]

Couldn't help it..catch me about Sept. though, that's when God gets even.

[cx]

Originally Posted by Pierate

I think that someone in "logistics" is gonna get a talkin to, maybe?

I dunno about that, Shaughnn. I remember when we built DFW airport some years ago, there was a lotta talk about how much de-icing/snow removal equipment should be inna budget.

I'm rememberin' there was basically none. When it snows, you gotta wait 'till Momma Nature decides to take it away. Was plenty pissin' and moanin' first few time the whole airport was shut down as I recall. Third or forth busiest airport onna planet and a couple inches of snow could make it a big airplane parking lot with a lotta overhead short-term parking, too.

Think they can de-ice now, but I bet they still hafta borry snow plows from the cities of Dallas and Ft. Worth if it snows hard.

What do you know of that, Davy?

[Marge]

Shaughnn, you saying our third planned trip in three weeks is gonna get canceled? We have tix to SEA on Wednesday.

[Shaughnn]

MArge,
That would be up to the Port of Seattle, I'm thinking. IF the trucks get through, then you can land safely. If not, then you should just make sure you're in a Boeing? They will summon the angels of heaven themselves to prevent a crash landing in their own parking lot.
Shaughnn

[Marge]

Shaughnn, we know peeps there. Good idea.

We're playing it by ear and will decide Tuesday whether to bail. It would be my first Christmas with family in over 15 years, but if Mother Nature decides otherwise, we'll just have to accept it. If so, we're off to the Pacific Coast for a few days. We really need some mellow time.

[Marge]

We just heard from Gunner's folks and all Alaska flights have been canceled from Sea-Tac. They said Alaska told them they could not get out until the 26th (they have 1st class tix and were told no seats in any class).

We are scheduled to leave for Sea-Tac on the 24th and that isn't so bad...except we have Gunner. And Gunner's folks are delayed.

Wiley, Gunner and I may be greeting Santa together on the 24th.

[madronatile]

Hope you make it in Marge. It's dumping again...

My parents made it into seatac just fine on Monday, seems like getting out is the bigger problem.

[ddmoit]

My neighbor has been trying to fly into Portland, Oregon. It hasn't bee good here or there.

[The Kid]

Nope, started snowing again last night, still snowing now. About 2 ft on the ground. Last time we had 1" of snow on christmas was 1933.

[The Kid]

Well just when we thought it was over. It was all starting to melt off, rain last night and this morning, but here we go again. Its snowing hard right now!

[cx]

Oh, y'all quit whinnin'.

Here it is almost four inna afternoon and it's barely above seventy degrees. Ain't no way it's gettin' to eighty today.

[Trask]

Yep same here.. dumping snow again...no one I've talked to can remember a white Christmas on the Or beaches..pretty amazing.