Here we go again
Long-time Portlanders try to have a sense of humor about our treacherous ice storms, and how long they take to be finally over. The weather people always underestimate how long it will take to thaw out. In general, January is the forecasters' big Month of Wrong.
But the current deep freeze is starting to get us downright cranky. After 24 hours of begrudgingly 33 degrees on the front porch, now it's back down to 32.0, and falling. And it's raining. There's still slush all over, and it's about to freeze solid, with a new layer of glaze over it.
And so it's back to the dread. The only thing left to laugh about is when they tell us it will be over tomorrow. Sure. Sure it will.
One of the longest periods of below freezing temps I've experienced here in Portland in awhile. I think back in the 70's we had a two week freezing spell and I remember people skating on the Westmoreland Park casting pond.
ReplyDeleteWith apologies to Gordon Lightfoot:
ReplyDeleteThe legend lives on from Hood River on down
Of the big wind that blows down the river
Portlanders, it’s said hate to get out of bed
When the cold freezing rain makes ‘em shiver
With Tri-Met froze still and a glaze on Pill Hill
The TV folks had a real winner
They said get home at all cost or all will be lost
And you won’t be in time for your dinner
The weather folks claimed it would all melt away
When the wind from the southland came creeping
But the gorge wind was strong, the predictions all wrong
The ice grew thicker while they were all sleeping
Out the window looked grim chance for warming was slim
When the cold morning light showed the carnage
The trees were all cracked, folks went flat on their backs
As they tried to get out with the garbage.
There’s no telling when they will see sun again
Tho the weather folks are still denying
Stumptown’s heard it before and all are pretty sure
There’s another week of slipping and sliding
The legend lives on from Hood River on down
Of the big wind that blows down the river
Portlanders it’s said, hate to get out of bed
When the cold freezing rain makes ‘em shiver
Bravo!
DeleteDamn that’s good!
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