Yesterday, every local weather forecaster predicted six inches of snow starting at noon. Schools were shut down, busses were chained up, state employees stayed home. Of course, the day came and went without a single snowflake sighting. Twitter was a little pissed.
In the evening, authoritative-sounding reports came out with the news that the Olympic mountains had blocked the storm, sending it south to Olympia (mom got the prescribed six inches) and north to Bellingham. Apparently, the existence of the Olympic mountain range was a bit of a surprise.
Anyway, we woke up this morning to the real deal. Now, I understand that many of my friends in Colorado or parts east will scoff at Seattle’s six inches, but keep in mind that this city has a renowned talent for completely freaking out when it snows. Which, of course, is great fun to watch, especially if you don’t have to drive anywhere today.