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Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 01/11/2007 - 9:07am.

We have a frozen flag and Silence of the Snow haiku and a meditation On having weather. Plus our own Rob Whitlock's photo of the TESC Seminar II building at night with some snow in the courtyard.

Remember you can add comments on the respective sites.

And if you decide that you really must drive somewhere (stay home, stay home), check out the WSDOT statewide traveller information site first. Trust me, you really should stay home. Stay home and blog on weather.

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heh

Submitted by CKochmer on Thu, 01/11/2007 - 11:18am.

Thanks Sarah for noticing my little haiku at times I forget people even bebop by my blog :) enjoy the sun and snow today, its breathtakingly beautiful. I just want to trace swirls in the snow with my feet :)

The roads are really bad!

Submitted by jlw on Thu, 01/11/2007 - 12:09pm.

I drove eight miles round trip to my daughter's school on the east side of Olympia at about 9:45 this morning. I lost control of my car when I tried to slow down for a turn, and ended up sliding 90 degrees in the wrong direction. Fortunately, I didn't hit anything. On the return trip, on just the same icy hill, both the car in front of me and the car behind me (a big pick-up and an SUV, both four-wheel drives, I assume) lost control and ended up in the ditch. Just a few hundred yards up the road from where they lost it, I saw a man standing on the side of the road with three children, presumably waiting for the school bus. It seemed like a really dangerous place to stand with kids at the time. I'm dreading the return trip to pick up my daughter in three hours... Maybe I'll find an alternate route. It seems funny that school was closed all day yesterday when the roads were much safer.

Yowch

Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 01/11/2007 - 4:47pm.

Let us know that you made it okay, that all sounds horrible.

We're home safe

Submitted by jlw on Thu, 01/11/2007 - 5:11pm.

Whew! The trip this afternoon was also pretty treacherous. I avoided South Bay Road all together, and took Bethel to 26th. But on 26th, there were all sort of emergency vehicles, and traffic was moving very slowly in one lane over the icy road. It was hilly, too, so it was very challenging. Apparently there was a water main break. Once I got to the school, I was stuck between a rock and a hard place: the ice on South Bay to the east, or the broken water main to the west? Then I realized I could take Friendly Grove, which was flat and not too icy. It was a long, slow trip, with a little fishtailing, but we made it home okay. I don't think she'll go to school tomorrow though; the roads are just too dangerous. Since we live out of the service district, taking the bus is not an option. The projected high temperature for tomorrow is below freezing.

Yeah, staying off the roads

Submitted by Norm on Thu, 01/11/2007 - 6:01pm.

Yeah, staying off the roads may be the best option. I cringed when I read your message, I'm glad you made it through ok though.

Welcome

Submitted by Sarah on Thu, 01/11/2007 - 4:48pm.

Beautiful indeed, I stopped in my tracks today to gaze entranced at the snow blowing in sunlight outside my window. :)

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