Thursday, December 15, 2005

1992 Redux?

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

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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 ...
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