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Aristus

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4. Midwesterners are pointing at we Washingtonians and laughing at our panic over the

Reply to Eko (Original post)

Mon Feb 11, 2019, 07:32 PM

Feb 2019

rare snowfall.

They have that luxury. Minnesota and other places on the Great Plains are (natch) flat as a table. The Greater Seattle-Tacoma area is hilly enough to make even a short car trip on snowy and icy roads a dangerous proposition.

My commute to work includes a hill so steep, it would cause a rollercoaster enthusiast to lose his lunch.

I'll take my chances once the roads are clear...

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'Like Mad Max, but with Amazon Prime vans':Transplant has hilarious take on Seattle snow [View all] Eko Feb 2019 OP

There was a bit of panic in Portland as well. CentralMass Feb 2019 #1

LOL there was muffled panic in the Trader Joes off Johnson Creek. flibbitygiblets Feb 2019 #2

:-) That sounds about right.. CentralMass Feb 2019 #3

Midwesterners are pointing at we Washingtonians and laughing at our panic over the Aristus Feb 2019 #4

would never laugh at panic.... handmade34 Feb 2019 #5

I'm from New England & I know better than going out in this. yewberry Feb 2019 #6