Dec 21, 2008 09:38 pm
by Scott Schrantz
Photo by Flickr user lauragwinn
As I sit here in windy, but still snowless Nevada, I can’t help but be enchanted at the idea of the city of Seattle brought to its knees by 8 inches of snow. All over the blogs I’m hearing about a Sunday filled with makeshift snow parties. Hills all over town have been transformed into sledding runs as people leave their cars behind and bring out the toboggans, or the plastic sleds, or the trash bags and plywood. The entire city seems to be erupting in a solstice festival, but underneath it all is the definite sense that Seattlites have no idea what to do with this much snow. Today, being Sunday, was one big party. But tomorrow being Monday, everyone suddenly is going to have to get to work and is going to have a hell of a time doing it, and the buzz is quickly going to come crashing down. Especially with the trains shut down, the airport closed, and all the buses in ditches.
So I guess the moral is that snow is fun, but trying to carry on with your normal life in snow is not.
Bunch of links, from Magnolia, Ballard, Fremont, Phinney/Greenwood, Ballard (again), West Seattle, MetBlogs, Seattlest, Capitol Hill, Queen Anne, Central District, and too many others to link to.
A good portion of the jobs here in Seattle are virtualizable. Everyone in my company except the receptionist and the guy in the mail room can work from home. On top of that, 80% of the people were taking this week off, anyway.
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