BILL'S SENSE OF SNOW

Can you tell it's snowing here? This was the first flurry of the season, which dusted the city with an inch or two that didn't really stick. Now the Post says we could be getting up to 6 inches by morning. It's still clear as this post goes up in mid-evening, following a sun-shiny day, albeit one that barely got above 32 Fahrenheit. Unlucky for me, I always have to work snow days, even when the government (and with it 90% of official Washington) closes. Like the Pacific Northwest, this can be prompted by as little as 1 inch forecast. Meanwhile, it's got to be a thirty-year storm outside before I get the day off. Lucky for me in that case, my entire Metro commute is underground. And it will be Friday. If there are good pictures to be taken, I'll take them. Stay tuned.

UPDATE — Early next morning. DCist reports:

"Last night's storm dumped a whopping — well, we don't actually know how much snow came down. It certainly looks like less than an inch here in Northwest, but the local news outlets seem to be too embarassed by their doomsaying to fess up about the actual amount. Nevertheless, an icy coating may mean problems for your morning commute."

Well, it was still snowing when I woke up at 4:30, and I saw at least 2 inches on the ground in my part of NW, maybe 3. But by the time I exited the Metro in Foggy Bottom, it was raining, not to mention slushy instead of icy. Luckily I had thought to bring my umbrella, but unluckily my Doc Martens aren't as watertight as they used to be. So now I'm sipping hot cocoa and waiting for my socks to dry.

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posted by WWB at 8:40 PM |