Monday, February 23, 2004
Well I thought that I was going to take advantage of this warm weather and ride around taking pictures, but I realized something about the warmer weather, it makes things much more difficult. Let me explain, there is approximately three feet of ice and snow that is blanketing the city (and another five feet or so that make up the mounds in and around the parking lots and busy intersections) which means that when the temperature warms up, this city becomes iceville.
For example, above our entrance way to our house there is a small roof. Normally there is a 12 inch layer of snow that covers the roof. But now, because of the warmer weather, that layer of snow has become a layer of ice and this layer of ice is sliding down the roof inch by inch, centimeter by centimeter so that now, a 12" thick sheet of ice is hanging 12" off of the roof. Had the weather stayed warm this glacier would have dropped, but because it cooled off again, the ice froze in place - dangling dangerously off of the precipice awaiting unsuspecting tenants on their way home from work. So Karoliina and I run across the danger path and jump onto the covered patio.
For example, above our entrance way to our house there is a small roof. Normally there is a 12 inch layer of snow that covers the roof. But now, because of the warmer weather, that layer of snow has become a layer of ice and this layer of ice is sliding down the roof inch by inch, centimeter by centimeter so that now, a 12" thick sheet of ice is hanging 12" off of the roof. Had the weather stayed warm this glacier would have dropped, but because it cooled off again, the ice froze in place - dangling dangerously off of the precipice awaiting unsuspecting tenants on their way home from work. So Karoliina and I run across the danger path and jump onto the covered patio.
// posted by Howard @ 9:01 AM 
