Snowmogedon 2019 Portland OR

"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland) 02/27/2019 at 10:27 • Filed to: None

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The city is at a stand still, people can’t walk or drive in these conditions.

Ash78, voting early and often > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/27/2019 at 10:47

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Finally we can point and laugh!

--The South

wafflesnfalafel > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/27/2019 at 10:55

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that 115 mile backup on I-5 sounded like fun... 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > wafflesnfalafel 02/27/2019 at 10:57

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I flew in and transit is working fine, there are more than normal levels of homeless on the trains staying warm tho.

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 02/27/2019 at 12:42

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Haha yeah it is pretty funny. I drove to work in my E46 with snow tires with no problem today. Will make the point that your post is a bit misleading – snowfall is quite different based on where exactly you are. We live ~5 miles from downtown, about at almost 1,000 feet and we had about 5 inches on the ground this morning. It was still fluffy and easy driving. The main problem comes about out here when it starts melting and re-freezing, given that temps hang around so close to freezing point all the time. I plan on heading back home pretty early this afternoon to avoid rush hour and potential re-freeze as temps drop with nightfall. The highways are totally clear but about the last mile of surface streets getting to my house (and our driveway) are hilly, not very well travelled, and don’t get too much sunlight so tend to stay snowy/frozen for a while.

My boss drove in from about 20 miles further south and there were cars sliding off the road due to slick sheets of ice all over the place. My other coworker who lives in Hillsboro (which is right next to where we work) said he barely had a dusting on the driveway. So it really varies a ton. 

But all in all, yeah seeing how few people actually made it to work – many clearly just use it as an easy excuse to WFH or are doing so because schools are closed.