Thursday, February 9, 2017

No hike for me today

Stepping off the bus into slush
I didn't make it to my yoga class yesterday, even though I was dressed and ready to go. As I left the house, it was beginning to snow. Hard. On top of all the snow we've had, the forecast said it was going to change from snow to freezing rain, and since I didn't know what the roads would be like in two hours, I reluctantly stayed home. It snowed and snowed, no rain.

The weather was supposed to change to heavy rain overnight, but it didn't, and when I woke to subfreezing temperatures and the freezing rain had finally begun, it made no sense to me to try to make it to the Senior Center to go on a hike in the rain and snow. But it was hard to make that sensible decision. Instead, I headed out the door at my usual time to catch a bus to the coffee shop and a strength-and-tone class I don't usually attend. What surprised me the most was how quickly the cold snow had begun to melt. Several times before I boarded the bus, I stepped into icy water well above my ankles.

But it could have been worse, way worse. I found this picture on Facebook this morning, of a car in Sumas (about thirty miles north of here). They definitely got the freezing rain. If I had seen this sort of scenario here, I would have not even bothered to go to the Y, since nobody else would be there! The elementary schools in the county were closed for a fourth day today. There were several treacherous spots where the snow is still nothing but a skating rink. A very wet one at that.
Not a pretty picture
Soon. I think life will begin to return to normal after today. Life is definitely throwing us some curve balls, eh?
:-)

15 comments:

  1. Your weather never seems this bad, Jan! You were lucky to get out! Spring next month!

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  2. I definitely would have stayed home if we had snow and slush. I don't have the clothing for that kind of weather. We have dark and gloom here. Very warm, too. 64 when I came out of school today. Rain is in the forecast. There is flooding in the foothills.

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  3. You have really had some strange weather this year, be careful on the ice! We were way below zero but today we warmed up and may get into the 30's for the weekend!!! :)

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  4. You wee smart to stay home. You will live to fight another day.

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  5. Wow! We didn't get all of that. We got a bit of snow Wednesday, but it was above freezing. Then the rain began, light yesterday, heavy overnight, and above freezing! No ice this morning. Schools were closed Monday and two hours late on Thursday - only one day to make up, so far.

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  6. The schools in this area have been closed a lot this winter. Over the last few days we've had freezing rain and temps of -10. Not nice!

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  7. Be really, really careful on the ice!! Strange weather your way this year, for sure.

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  8. We've had at least five snow/freezing rain events this winter....I'm glad we missed this past one (but sorry it hit our neighbors up north)

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  9. My goodness, so cold there and we having heatwaves in Australia. Over 100F most days.

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  10. Ok, as much as I love snow, that slush bit could get old. Hope your boots have good tread to keep from slipping.

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  11. Boy, all that ice on the car looks so awful. Thank goodness we don't have that to deal with here in Hawaii.

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  12. That car is frozen! Big time. It must have been bad to keep you indoors. Good luck with your new blogging venture.

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  13. Wow! That is amazing! I didn't think you got that kind of severe winter weather in your area. You guys have really been hit this winter.

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