I'm sure the Minnesota residents are laughing there arses off at us, but in Oregon we just aren't accustomed to 8 inches of snow capped off with 3 inches of ice. It basically shut down the region for several days, including the first-ever weather shutdown of the PDX airport, and the first-ever weather cancellation of a Trailblazer game.

I live on a hill about 800' above the valley floor, and since Portland does not plow residential streets, it was quite a challenge getting out.

The kids enjoyed an extra week off of school, but I'm just as glad to be back at my keyboard.