[pianotech] OFF TOPIC>> Snow in Las Vegas

[Joe And Penny Goss]

So much for GW <G> ha
Joe Goss RPT
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob & Helen Goodale" <rrg at unlv.nevada.edu>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 10:33 AM
Subject: [pianotech] OFF TOPIC>> Snow in Las Vegas


> <<OFF TOPIC>>
>
> Hi All,
>
> As I'm sure most of you have heard by now, yesterday was one of the most
> bizarre days in history for Las Vegas.  It began snowing mid morning,
> nothing serious just light flurries.  Gradually it got heavier through the
> day as temperatures fell.  By about 2:30 it was sticking to the ground,
and
> by about 9:00 last night we had 8" of snow in our yard!  I'm not even
close
> to kidding, Las Vegas looked like a mid west winter.  Most of the city got
a
> minimum of 3", but the south side had 8" or more.  They actually closed
the
> airport, no inbound flights were allowed to take off, and some airlines
> canceled flights altogether.  As you might have guessed, the Las Vegas
> airport has no snow removal equipment!  There hasn't been a snow storm
like
> this here since 1971.
>
> Traffic was a mess.  As the roads became slushy the accidents emerged.
The
> street I live on parallels the freeway and many people thought that it
would
> be a good way to avoid the freeway.  Instead there was a string of cars
not
> moving at all and I got home just in time to pull in before the cars lined
> up.  People sat out there for hours.  I-15, the highway to Orange
County/LA,
> was shut down entirely and I was planning a trip down there this morning.
> It's still closed so I guess I'll be going tomorrow instead.
>
> The fun side is that our dogs and little girls thought it was the greatest
> thing in the world.  The cat was just confused.  The green tomatos in our
> garden will never ripen now.  I guess you haven't lived until you witness
8"
> of snow bending over palm trees!  All the tourist who left the cold parts
of
> the country to enjoy the normally warm winter here found themselves in the
> same kind of place as what they left.
>
> Rob Goodale, RPT
> Las Vegas, NV
>