This was the view this morning looking out from our front door. And, unfortunately for us, the snow and ice beneath kept us from going to Seattle to see our grandson Nathan portray baby Jesus in their church Sunday School Program Nativity scene.
Consequently, we’re quite bummed out.
The early morning forecasts, as it turned out, were quite a bit more ominous than what actually came about. Or at least it seemed that way. The early prediction for Seattle streets to remain as “ice-under-packed-snow” for the whole day was the backbreaker for us.
As the day has gone on, however, the temps have risen to very near or actually at the freezing point, and with traffic activity, it appears most streets are fine. Whether they were ok at 10:00 this morning I suppose will remain a mystery. And whether or not our cautious approach was the prudent action is now moot.
In our younger days, we’d have just gone out, weather notwithstanding. But running into difficulty now that we are older (like skidding the car into a ditch on an icy slope because perceptions and reaction times aren’t what they used to be) can easily exacerbate into more serious issues.
Consequently, we’re quite bummed out.
The early morning forecasts, as it turned out, were quite a bit more ominous than what actually came about. Or at least it seemed that way. The early prediction for Seattle streets to remain as “ice-under-packed-snow” for the whole day was the backbreaker for us.
As the day has gone on, however, the temps have risen to very near or actually at the freezing point, and with traffic activity, it appears most streets are fine. Whether they were ok at 10:00 this morning I suppose will remain a mystery. And whether or not our cautious approach was the prudent action is now moot.
In our younger days, we’d have just gone out, weather notwithstanding. But running into difficulty now that we are older (like skidding the car into a ditch on an icy slope because perceptions and reaction times aren’t what they used to be) can easily exacerbate into more serious issues.
Still, this old grandpa will probably grouse for most of the day. In spite of grandma’s assurances that we made the best decision we could based on what we knew at 7:00 this cold and icy morning.
2 comments:
Sorry you guys missed it! We went ahead with a very full day yesterday, but attendance was down quite a bit. Glad you stayed safe.
Two things of note:
A) Look who you were "iced in" with and you can't be "bummed out" about that!
B) Sunday, while you were "iced in and bummed out" we went to a Lutheran Church for the morning worship. The Gavilan College Choir that Mike Silkwood has been in for 15 years (and not yet graduated from) performed several selections from "The Messiah". The music replaced the sermon so we were not able to get our usual sleep! We got lost in the book only 1 or 2 times though I don't think Gwennie ever knew where we were. She is a bit tired from her job selling men's wear at Nordstrom's for the season.
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