Portland is abuzz with rumors that it may snow tomorrow! ⛄❄️❄️❄️⛄
For other cities this may be a run-of-the-mill winter occurrence, but not in Portland! Your Twitter feed and Instagram are about to 🔥 light up🔥 with pictures of frost-covered flowers and cars! Just in case you’ve forgotten what snow looks like in Portland (IT IS NOT PRETTY), here are a few reminders from snowpocalypse past…
If you’re new to Portland and can’t understand why everyone is freaking out like THIS GUY (the Mercury‘s news reporter Doug Brown)…
I can’t believe people here are freaking out about snow. It’s snow.
— doug brown (@dougbrown8) December 7, 2016
…here’s a guide on how to behave when the snow begins. Get your face to the nearest window and lick it!
Remember that no one can drive…
Except for Portland Mercury editor Wm. Steven Humphrey who always seems to get to work just fine…
Here’s video of my morning commute which was pretty normal for me! pic.twitter.com/ozKEh4Nacd
— Wm. Steven Humphrey (@WmSteveHumphrey) January 4, 2016
Here’s some advice on snow driving if you have to tomorrow.
So the roads are terrible, and the sidewalks are terrible—is it okay to walk in the streets? Here’s a lesson in ice storm ethics.
Here are some photos of the great snow of 2009:
And if you’re feeling really brave, here’s some tips for winter hiking!
Oh, and watch this, just because.
BRING IT ON, JACK FROST—YOU ICY BASTARD!
I watched that first video as it occurred, live from my apartment windows. The snow wasn’t the problem, it was the layer of ice underneath it, and the drivers with four wheel drive vehicles in the West hills who thought they were invincible. Nothing stopped them! Until the city parked a fire truck at the top of the hill, which multiple cars proceeded to run into. Trimet is the best solution to most people’s transportation problems in a winter storm. Or just stay home and have fun! Be safe folks!