Bad Weather

[Dale Bradshaw <bradshad@domain.elided>]

>Funny, when I got to work the parking lot was full. Not just 4wds, either. 
>It illustrated something I've long believed: Utahns don't get scared by bad 
>weather. In a very unscientific survey of parts of the country where I've 
>lived (Northeast, Midwest, Southern Cal), I've noticed that Utah is least 
>fazed by severely inclement weather. In the 10 years I went to public 
>schools here, we only had school cancelled one day -- and that was when 
it >was -10 and the power went out! Maybe it's that all of us UT natives are
 >used to driving in the snow, or maybe it's that all the recent immigrants 
>from CA haven't seen enough snow to be scared of it, but it's pretty much 
>business as usual here today.>>Rob

Yo Rob,  Interesting that just 40 miles north of Salt Lake we got just a few
inches of snow, but Salt Lake got hit with several feet.  For ya'll in the rest
of the country--that's caused by the "Lake Effect".  Warmer air off the Great
Salt Lake causes the clouds coming from the West Coast to really dump when
they bang up against our mountains.  Ski resorts got several feet of new snow.
This is what the Scout lives for.  It's sitting here with its radiator hose sticking
out just panting (picture that!!)  We're headed up skiing tomorrow.  Waist
deep powder.  Ya just float through it.  
Even Pres Clinton and family are here.  Whoopie.  
Dale