Seattlest: Seattle Comes Together: "We're all boned!"

tnight

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:09:45 -0800

Here's one way that most of us are *not* screwed at present--the electricity floweth! Unlike the storm from hell of 2006, this storm (or series of storms?) doesn't seem to have knocked out power to thousands. Or maybe I just missed that headline? In any case, if you dig deep enough, there's stuff to be thankful for. Now back to your regularly scheduled doom and gloom.

jessejb

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:55:15 -0800

^ That was me this weekend as well. I made homemade jalapeno latkes with horseradish crema for the people I hosted. We played Christmas trivia and had a snowball fight in the middle of Pine Street downtown and offered steaming Gluhwein to the good street musicians. And yelled carols with all the Santa Claus clones that for some reason wandered drunk from the Triple Door. Norman Rockwell eat your heart out.

donproject

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:18:52 -0800

On of our neighbors opened their house to the neighborhood and invited everyone over for dinner. They made a ton of food and entertained about 20 people. I look forward to hearing a bunch of stories similar to this. I've got a regular square-nose shovel and no school to go teach at today if anyone's near Greenwood and 85th and wants a hand.

Dan

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:17:42 -0800

I don't know--I'm seeing things improve. Currently, it's not snowing, the sun is out, and...it's not snowing. For the first time in days I'm starting to think I might actually make it out of town for the holidays instead of spending them holed up and roasting the cats over charcoal in my living room.

Wesa

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:47:15 -0800

At the very least, those with shovels could offer loan of them. It's a theme I see all over the blogosphere: people w/ no access to shovels because the stores sold out. Those with shovels are out there somewhere!