Gluttons for Punishment
Remember how much fun we had the last time we needed snow chains?
Well, today we’re heading into this:
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1100 AM PST THU MAR 2 2006GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY…
GUSTY WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES AT LAKE LEVEL WITH 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE ALSO LIKELY OVER THE RIDGES AND PASSES WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH POOR VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...CARRY TIRE CHAINS...FOOD...WATER...BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
I’m not sure why. Maybe we miss the adrenaline. Or making up new obscenities.
With any luck, we’ll be back in time for the Oscars.
3 Ripples from “Gluttons for Punishment”
Jim says:
March 2, 2006 at 8:04 pm
All I can say is, I’m glad it’s not on my route.
Brandon says:
March 3, 2006 at 2:03 pm
Here’s hoping that Sufjan will keep you company during this dark time.
Nicole says:
March 5, 2006 at 9:03 pm
Hope you’re not like that guy we saw at the Arboretum today who just “forgot to turn” at a curve and slid off the road onto a bunch of snow covered leaves and was stuck in the snow.
Boy, I’m optimistic.
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