Reply #32: Yes, it is. [View All]

[Major Hogwash]

Most of Boise is built on the ancient, worn down banks of the Boise River. A large glacier pulled out of here millions of years ago as it receded during the end of the last ice age. As it melted back towards Vancouver, it gouged out a narrow, shallow valley between 2 mountain ranges.

Then, during the ensuing erosion that followed that ice age, for 10's of 1000's of years the Boise River was as powerful as the Mississippi River, and it cut a wide channel into the bottom of that gouge. As the ice melted away from the mountains in central Idaho that fed the Boise River, the river flow slowed down considerably, and the river became much smaller. As a consequence, it left 2 distinct river banks on either side of the river. The ancient river bank is referred to as a bench. Boise is spread across both benchs and both banks of the river. The river itself is located at the foot of one of the mountain ranges, and we've even built subdivisions into those foothills that have caused some controversy because it's flatter to the south of Boise.

But, I know what you're talking about, I've been to Seattle a dozen times.
I know what you mean because Seattle is very vulnerable to the snow there.
Plus, the people don't know how to drive in it because they don't get enough practise driving around in it.

My brother lives in Seattle and even he says that a lot of the roads are just too steep to drive on when it snows. I think he also told me that you can't use studded tires there.

Studded tires are a necessity here in the winter. They have saved my life twice over the years. But, I don't put them on until we get a lot of snow because we usually wind up warming up enough that the snow melts before too long.

We only got 1" last night and it already melted off.