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We're okay. Spent most of the day without power, but that means I got a lot of reading done. My grandmother is pretty shaken up (she has trees in her backyard), my uncle had to leave because the dock where his boat is tied broke loose, Mom and Rich are somewhere out on the Pacific driving the cat up the coast and I'm not sure the status of their houseboat.
It's an absolute mess around my apartment. I walked outside during a lull in the rain and the sidewalks are absolutely covered with tree branches (thankfully rather small ones) and roof material. The area in front of the mailboxes is rather flooded so I'll have to send Alan out (since he has boots) if and when we get another break in the rain.
It's selfish of me to be excited about the volumes of snow falling in the mountains and what that means for possibilities of skiing next week, but I have to admit that was my first reaction. Purely impersonally, though, we do actually desperately need a good snowpack. This winter has been far too dry. Last winter was dry and look at the fires that resulted. So for that I'm glad. But it's horrible for it to fall all at once and perhaps be trapping people.
We're okay. Spent most of the day without power, but that means I got a lot of reading done. My grandmother is pretty shaken up (she has trees in her backyard), my uncle had to leave because the dock where his boat is tied broke loose, Mom and Rich are somewhere out on the Pacific driving the cat up the coast and I'm not sure the status of their houseboat.
It's an absolute mess around my apartment. I walked outside during a lull in the rain and the sidewalks are absolutely covered with tree branches (thankfully rather small ones) and roof material. The area in front of the mailboxes is rather flooded so I'll have to send Alan out (since he has boots) if and when we get another break in the rain.
It's selfish of me to be excited about the volumes of snow falling in the mountains and what that means for possibilities of skiing next week, but I have to admit that was my first reaction. Purely impersonally, though, we do actually desperately need a good snowpack. This winter has been far too dry. Last winter was dry and look at the fires that resulted. So for that I'm glad. But it's horrible for it to fall all at once and perhaps be trapping people.
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