Life and Times

Well, today was great… rained all day and turned the parking lot into a slushy mess. People don’t realize that slush a foot deep is about as easy to go through as having all 4 wheels in buckets of oil. As soon as the car/truck/van/SUV stops moving forward it sinks in and has zero traction.

Pushed 5 or 6 cars today, started with an attractive WSU student my mother dragged in and continued as I was one of the only people out with a shovel and winter driving experience. Ashley had to tow one group of 3 guys who were in a low slung front-wheel drive without chains up to their grill in slush. I’m hoping it solidifies a bit tomorrow and I can move my car to a better spot, it’s about as far into the slush as possible.

Also had an interesting call from someone stuck in the avalanch control who may have been dialing 425 434 numbers (Snoqualmie Pass) in sequence and figured that a number ending in 6000 had to be a business. I also get a lot of calls for people looking for the hotel, pass reports, bed and breakfast, etc. My mother chatted with her for some time and I looked up the pass closure report.

Pass was eventually opened and my parents got out and home. The meeting they came for yesterday was canceled because of the power outage.

Power came back on a few minuges ago, was out for a few hours today. Checked our emergency lighting and exit signs, none of it works, need to send off some e-mails about that and the North Entrance light.