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January 01, 2004
Trapped in Mammoth
I mentioned that it has been snowing a but here lately. Today, that would be an understatement. We have received MANY feet of snow just over the last 24 hours. The town is in turmoil. So much fun. It probably wouldn't be so bad if the town wasn't so far beyond capacity as it is. I'm not blaming the tourists here, but they sure are less experienced with these conditions. Cars are stuck everywhere. Cars are parking everywhere, blocking traffic in all directions. The 395 (the only road in or out of Mammoth) has been closed on and off all day and is now officially closed due to white out conditions.Driving is insanely perilous as the plow workers can't keep up with the pounding snow. Driving down the main streets is like driving on a slick, insane 4x4 road where your steering wheel works more like a rudder than a means of accurate steering. Driving home I would turn my wheel only to find my car going in the same direction without pause. Eric (my roommate) and I got off work at the same time and both drove our 4x4s home. It was extremely difficult to see. Certainly, I did not see how much snow had piled up in the parking lot in front of our apartment. Had I known, I probably still would have tried to get in and would still have gotten stuck, as Eric and I did. We worked for a while digging and pushing getting our household and our neighbor to help. Finally we got the trucks out and the plow man decided to plow some of our lot. Though I don't think it is fully plowed even now. How I will drive away at 6:30am to get to work is beyond me.
Meanwhile, another storm is on its way, scheduled for Monday. We already made the #3 December on record for snow fall. We've already gotten almost 2/3 of the snow we received all of last year. The storm window is open and there is no sign of it letting up.
Some would be annoyed at all the extra time needed to get around and all of the extra work required to just live, but I am happy. I love weather. Mother nature is displaying her plumage and it is beautiful. The whole place looks so clean and spacious. The low clouds give the mountains an ominous look and makes them seem so much larger. Weather breaks routine and keeps life interesting.
Posted by wonko at January 1, 2004 06:44 PM
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Pictures!
Posted by: kasei at January 3, 2004 10:37 AM
I'll get to posting them soon. I have soon.
Posted by: Wonko at January 3, 2004 12:56 PM
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