Bojack.org StormCenter 9000.2 goes back on standby
The Great Slushpocalypse of 2012, which paralyzed Portland for a full 20 minutes in the middle of the night the other night, is now behind us. And so we've turned off StormCenter 9000.2 for the moment. But remember -- at any moment, things could change. The temperature could drop 25 degrees and it could drop a foot of snow on Portland, just like that. You never know. So always check in here for full team coverage, from the city's best source of weather language. We look out the window, so you don't have to.
Comments (11)
Thanks, Jack. But are you sure it's really safe? I'm worried about the flooding now.
Is it OK for Crime-Met to take the chains off yet?
I wonder if there is some formula for one fully loaded bus with chains on dry or merely wet pavement equals the same pavement damage as 2,500 cars with studded snow tires for six months? (5,000 cars?)
No reply from Joseph Rose, commuting columnist. Best comment in "O" from reader, "noregister",
"Sure, chained-up buses are ugly, but the comments here complaining about them are much worse."
I've been following the stories out of Alaska where some places have gotten 27 feet of snow, but until we got hit yesterday, I never really understood what they were going through.
my power was out for 36 hours.... seems that they couldn't get here during the daylight, and "don't want to get shot walking around in people's back yards at night." Must have been Sam's idea.
Jack I did just look out the window. The neighbors back yard as well as ours has standing water several inches deep; something I have never seen before. Sure the yard gets soggy and both houses are more or less on top of a hill. The flower beds are raised just enough in both yards that we have created a new bioswale. BREAK OUT THE STORM CENTER BANNER. Heading out to the garage now to lower the kayaks and put on the life vest.
Max: loved the comment. I need to trip to get into the blasted thing. However there are relatives in Benton and Coos County which have now been declared disaster areas by the Guv. And in Marion County: Mill Creek runs through the back of the folks place...Mom reported that that an upright chair was passing down stream.....
1996...ahh, the painful memories come...flooding back. I was down at the Waterfront filling sandbags when I noticed the bottleneck was from not enough sand coming out of a giant dump truck. Climbing way up into the back of the truck, I began shoveling sand onto this conveyor belt, when this big dude in a construction hat, told me to get out because I was wearing....the wrong type of shoes.
It's tough to be a hero when you don't have the right footwear.
I hated the Flood of 1996.
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Comments (11)
Thanks, Jack. But are you sure it's really safe? I'm worried about the flooding now.
Posted by dg | January 19, 2012 7:33 AM
STORMWATCH UPDATE, Thurs am , 7:55am)
Is it OK for Crime-Met to take the chains off yet?
I wonder if there is some formula for one fully loaded bus with chains on dry or merely wet pavement equals the same pavement damage as 2,500 cars with studded snow tires for six months? (5,000 cars?)
No reply from Joseph Rose, commuting columnist. Best comment in "O" from reader, "noregister",
"Sure, chained-up buses are ugly, but the comments here complaining about them are much worse."
Posted by LTJD | January 19, 2012 8:00 AM
I've been following the stories out of Alaska where some places have gotten 27 feet of snow, but until we got hit yesterday, I never really understood what they were going through.
Posted by Bill McDonald | January 19, 2012 8:27 AM
Thanks, Jack.
We've downgraded our alert level from "Death Watch" to "Panic."
Wait a sec...Was that a tiny snowflake just now?
Posted by The Other Jimbo | January 19, 2012 8:38 AM
my power was out for 36 hours.... seems that they couldn't get here during the daylight, and "don't want to get shot walking around in people's back yards at night." Must have been Sam's idea.
Posted by Anthony | January 19, 2012 9:40 AM
Jack I did just look out the window. The neighbors back yard as well as ours has standing water several inches deep; something I have never seen before. Sure the yard gets soggy and both houses are more or less on top of a hill. The flower beds are raised just enough in both yards that we have created a new bioswale. BREAK OUT THE STORM CENTER BANNER. Heading out to the garage now to lower the kayaks and put on the life vest.
Posted by teresa | January 19, 2012 11:49 AM
Heading out to the garage now to lower the kayaks and put on the life vest.
Step lively; the thing could tilt, tripping you and knocking you into the kayak.
OTOH, it's actually a lovely day - if you happen to be a migratory waterfowl.
Posted by Max | January 19, 2012 1:39 PM
Max: loved the comment. I need to trip to get into the blasted thing. However there are relatives in Benton and Coos County which have now been declared disaster areas by the Guv. And in Marion County: Mill Creek runs through the back of the folks place...Mom reported that that an upright chair was passing down stream.....
Posted by teresa | January 19, 2012 5:24 PM
“Vada a bordo, cazzo”
Posted by teresa | January 19, 2012 5:32 PM
Stand-by is right... because... remember 1996. If this pattern keeps up, there could be flooding.
Posted by LucsAdvo | January 19, 2012 6:16 PM
1996...ahh, the painful memories come...flooding back. I was down at the Waterfront filling sandbags when I noticed the bottleneck was from not enough sand coming out of a giant dump truck. Climbing way up into the back of the truck, I began shoveling sand onto this conveyor belt, when this big dude in a construction hat, told me to get out because I was wearing....the wrong type of shoes.
It's tough to be a hero when you don't have the right footwear.
I hated the Flood of 1996.
Posted by Bill McDonald | January 19, 2012 7:51 PM