More Snow Stories...I know I'm getting tired of it, too!

I was determined not to write anymore about our weather. After all, how much can you say about snow? Snow falls, people shovel....more snow falls...more shoveling...blah, blah, blah. Then when I was watching the news tonight, I couldn't believe we were actually on the national news! We are making history! We had something happen today that I have never seen happen in the 32 years that I have lived here.

This is the headline from our local newspaper:

Schools close in advance of new storm

Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich today “strongly recommended” all schools in Spokane County remain closed Monday, and most districts that had not already made the decision to keep children home were apparently complying with his unprecedented step.

Among the schools closed Monday: Spokane Public Schools; Central Valley; West Valley; Nine Mile Falls; Medical Lake; Liberty; Mead; East Valley; Freeman; Great Northern; Orchard Prairie; Gonzaga Prep, Assumption; Cheney; Riverside. St. Georges School students already had the day off, with classes scheduled to resume Tuesday. In Lincoln County, the Reardan-Edwall School District will be closed. Washington State University-Spokane will close operations Monday, as will the Community College of Spokane and Eastern Washington University. Gonzaga University is on break this week. Whitworth is planning to hold classes, but urges students to make smart travel decisions.

That's right! Spokane County sheriff shut down all schools in Spokane County. The impending storm is part of the reason....another 4 to 8 inches and 35 mph winds. The bigger problem is that we are continually getting "dumped on" and the cities are not able to keep up with safe sidewalks and streets for the kiddos to get to school. Several businesses have had to close because of collapsing roofs or needing to remove snow before they do collapse. Some of the snow berms are now over 8 feet tall making visibility around them almost impossible and very dangerous with little ones walking behind them.

Of course, we are going to be "blessed" with warmer temperatures of 40 degrees and a possibility of 1 1/2 inches of rain to follow this snow storm. We are now being warned to prepare for possible flooding.

On the bright side, people are getting to spend more "bonding" time with their families. We should be the most "fit" state in the nation soon from all of the shoveling. The ski resorts should have a very successful season. Gas companies are seeing a profit just by the need to keep snow blowers filled. Local grocery stores are doing a great business. Snowblower makers are doing great. There's not one to be found for sale in Spokane so they are being shipped in. That has to be great for Fed Ex and UPS. I am happy that the Sheriff is being proactive in protecting our precious children. I am thankful we joined Netflix just before the storms hit. :)

Oh, I just looked outside....it's snowing!