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Originally Posted by subterranean
Great photos. Thanks for documenting this historic snow event.
When I first moved here from the upper Midwest, I used to laugh at how people treated snow storms here, as if it were some sort of apocalypse. Sometimes it's still funny. Today I actually got a message from Amazon saying my package was delayed due to a "natural disaster".
But then I realized the true importance of flat land, salted roads, and plows. The last snow event we got here in PDX left friends of mine with a 6 hour commute from Portland to Beaverton.
The one big surprise to me was that I thought I'd just take the MAX if weather was bad. Nope. Shuts down due to snow and ice gunking it up. Glad I didn't sell my Subaru when I got here.
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Now that's funny.
I try to take it with an open mind when Vancouverites complain about the cold to me, as I get its a damp cold, and not what you're used to (you're right, salting, plows, etc help considerably), but when a friend of mine down in Van explained that it has (had?) been a month since the temp rose above 5C, I admittedly found that hard to take as a serious gripe.
That being said, I will melt when the temp hits 40C, especially if any amount of humidity is involved, so us Prairie folk have our Achilles heels as well.
Nevertheless, PDX looks gorgeous blanketed in the snow. Really a stunning and rare treat to see photos of the city like this.