Seattle and the Greater Puget Sound region express a paroxysm of paralysis at the mere mention of snow. Idiot reporters for the local television news get breathless with hype stories beginning sometimes a week in advance of predicted "snow in the low lands" (meaning anywhere in the general metropolitan area where we're mostly less than 500 feet above sea level).
The stories get worse as the snow actually falls. Those same reporters excitedly puff out their accumulation stories. "Here, take a look at this..." they implore as wander on-camera to some parked car and try to make two inches of snow look like it's meaningful. It's some of the most juvenile reportage you'll ever witness in a genre that has long since abandoned actual newscasting.
Just this morning, one poor reporter tried to suggest that wet snow was dangerous (as opposed to dry snow which is actually far more difficult to drive in). She reached down, grabbed a handful, and described it as "oily" in an effort to embellish her suggestion of slippery danger. I was so taken aback, I had to look up her bio. Yup. Born and raised and went to college in Hawaii. The news director that sent her out for live work ought to be docked pay.
And so the region has rolled over on it back and pissed all over itself in its irrational fear of what is really very moderate weather. There's nowhere to go. Even the hardcore BJJ gym is closed today. Guess I'll black-box some workout or other and post you the details here later after I finish work for the day.
If it weren't for the freezing rain and power outages, I'd agree completely. The snow was easy. The ice storm was not fun.
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