Snowpocalypse '09!!

Portland doesn't get much snow, and is woefully unprepared for it when it does happen. Today's storm was unpredicted, as far as I know; we were only supposed to get "showers" today. Instead we got snow, and lots of it by local standards (maybe 4" by my estimate). It started snowing as I was heading for a nail appointment at a different shop than I usually go to, about 30 minutes away. I arrived 45 minutes late, but that was nothing compared to the trip home - 3 hours, plus an extra hour hanging out at Burgerville hoping that the traffic would clear (it didn't). We took the dogs for a walk after I got home, and broke the rules (shh! :) by letting them run off-leash in one of our neighborhood parks. Snow is so rare around here, we just couldn't pass up an opportunity to give them a good romp!