It`s, like, really snowing. Definitely over a foot in the last day. Yummy fluffy powder.
If we were in Portland right now, school would be called off and everyone would be cowering in their homes making vegetarian soups or gender-ambiguous snowpeople. The city would be shut down for at least two days.
If we were in Omaha, the roads would already be snowplowed or covered with salt and sand. The kitchens would be filled with smells of cookies or something beefy.
However, I am in Hokkaido where everyone has miso soup three times a day. No one is laying out sand or plowing the roads. Some shopowners might shovel the sidewalk, but it seems the general consensus is that to attempt shoveling is to begin a loosing battle. No one is concerned about the packed snow or icy streets. This is totally normal. I hear that it is not uncommon to get one meter of snow overnight. One meter!!!!!
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And here in California, it's just getting colder. By that I mean high 50s. But it's a damp cold, so it really, honestly feels completely freezing. Plus the houses have zero insulation (I'm serious), and nearly no heating. Ack!
Hooray for snow, enjoy it!
oh, i miss snow! we only got maybe 1/2 an inch last year and it all melted by midnight. apparently it used to snow and snow and snow and snow in the netherlands, and not that long ago too. people my age have memories of being children, and skating along the canals from one town to the next. i think there used to be like this 10-city ice skating race along the canals (any wonder the dutch LOVE their speed skating so much? seriously. next time notice how many crazy orange fans there are at the speed skating competitions...)
i love snow. it is soothing. it is comforting. it is cozy. enjoy it!
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