The morning dawned cold and bright. I opened up the blinds and was confused. There appeared to be snow on the carport roof.
It was cold enough, but I had not heard any dire warnings about the S word. And in Seattle there would have been warnings.
We finally decided there must have been a hail storm, and we slept right through. It gathered on the roof until it slid down as one grand avalanche, landing on the carport.
There was a small remnant in the valley of the roof above the landing spot. Notice the hole, where a ball of some sort appears to have exploded, with a fan of spray beyond. Forensics anyone?
This was a day or two ago.
Yesterday was a work day. The last quiet one for awhile I imagine. School is still off, so the light traffic might last a few more days. After that we have a predicted traffic armageddon as they close on of the main north-south arteries of the city for about a month.
I am taking a wait and see attitude, but if it is really bad I may try for more telecommuting, or upping a usual 2 person carpool to 3 (3 person carpool lanes).
In other news we ended the year making tentative plans for some 2019 sojourns. A spring training trip is in outline form, and lodging for a potential visit to Cooperstown has been secured. (Start with the scaresest commodity first.)
We did make it to midnight, barely, and slept in this morning.
Here’s to 2019.
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January 1, 2019 at 3:05 pm |
I don’t think we got hail here, but it’s certainly been cold lately. I think I’ll stay out of Seattle for several months. Yikes!!