So much for GW <G> ha Joe Goss RPT Mother Goose Tools imatunr at srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- 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 >
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