For anybody who thought I was just blowing hot air on that -6F/-22C temp yesterday - this is from this morning, 7am:



I also ran into the meter-reading guy from the utility company yesterday, and he told me he thought this year was going to be a repeat of 1992 (yes - that 1992). Where people had to use their snow shovels to clear a path to their door and to free the house windows from the build-up. The year, the weather sucked so bad, everybody seems to remember it in intricate detail (even Jake, who currently only has G-Strings on his mind...).

The meterman also told me about the three impending storms that will slam Central Oregon around Christmas, and while I first thought he was full of it, Accuweather sadly confirmed his statements.

The meter guy looked pretty seasoned too - kinda like he had lived in L.A. Pine his entire life, and had seen it all. Which is exactly why his comments worry me so much.

On the Bright Side - if I make it through this winter, all future winters will be a piece of cake. And meterman announced with just a bit too much enthusiams in his voice, that he had seen all kinds of "For Sale" signs around town - Californians, he grinned. They only just got here a few months ago, we barely get any snow, and they already high-tail it back outta here ...

Can I will those storms to stay away until after the 26th when all the relatives leave?

If you could do that - that would be wonderful. Maybe lets try together ...

Anybody else wanna try and pitch in? We can't have our relatives get stuck here very well, now can we?

That was the year that I met Jon and spent that horrible winter here. I also fell and broke my wrist due to the snow and ice. :(

1992 was no fun at all. I was a freshman in high school at the time, and was training for a cross country meet in early December. Most of the trails I was running on had 2-3 feet of snow on them, and even the roads constantly had a foot on them (with ice underneath). I remember taking an old pair of sneakers and tearing out the insole and pounding roofing nails through the sole so I had studded shoes :-)

Shit, I was going to COCC at the time. Imagine trying to get up the hill with 3 feet of snow on the ground, and 1 foot of packed snow/ice on the roads... that was quite the year...

Um, Jon...remember trying to get up Juniper Street to my apartment? That sucked! I had to walk it to/from work too. If you hadn't gotten your damn bug (with no heater, that was a nice touch to that cold winter too) stuck out in parking lot, I wouldn't have run out to tell you the tow truck ppl were there and broke my wrist :P

Jake, a freshman in hs? I feel old!

I was a senior in high school.

Maybe Brian and I should look at those houses.

If the weather scares of any of the out-of-towners, I have to say that I'd tolerate another six months of this if it meant thinning the population a bit.

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