People in Seattle tend to get excited about snow because it rarely ever snows here. Or, at least it didn't used to. It would go 2-3 years without ANY snow, and in the past 2 years we've had record snowfall over and over.
We had a very white Christmas, which I'm told by the TV Newsbots is a once-in-twenty-years event. My photo (top left) shows the midday snow squalls on Christmas Day. Not much stuck to the streets, but the sidewalks and yard got a healthy dose of powder. It didn't last long.
The BIG snow (so far) was on December 1st. (See photo number 2) I got stuck driving in this storm which stuck to streets and made hills a nightmare for a few hours. It took me about an hour to get home from a part of town that is usually about 20 minutes away.
It's snowing again right now for the third day in a row. Just in time for rush hour! Luckily just about everyone in Seattle is on vacation (or just not at work).
Ok, so it's been snowing every other day in Seattle for a week now. And, it's gettin' old! I know lots of other parts of the country have lots of snow and freezing temps, but we DON'T! Seattle isn't prepared for one snow storm much less three or four in a row. The stores are out of most essentials. If you didn't buy it today, you are screwed. I'm out of AAA batteries. I could kick myself in the face! D'oh! Anyway, despite the havoc its wreaking, the snow is so beautiful! 
More pics to come of this latest round of snow. Tomorrow morning I expect some pretty impressive snow drifts! The pics are from Dept o' Transportation cameras from tonight in my hood, and a priceless pic from earlier in the week courtesy of the Seattle P-I.
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