Denver and the rest of Eastern Colorado experienced a snowstorm yesterday that was predicted to be another "bomb cyclone," a major blizzard that hit the city last month and resulted in hundreds of motorists being stranded and needing rescue, as well as leaving 400,000 people without power. Airlines canceled hundreds of flights in advance of yesterday's storm, and many offices and businesses closed at 12 noon. As it turned out, the storm was greatly over-hyped, and the weather forecaster's predictions ("We are all going to die") did not come true. Sadly, all city and state offices also closed at noon, throwing many homeless people (who hang out in the library to keep warm during the winter) out into the storm, which was not a major blizzard but still pretty miserable. By the way, I took the photograph on the left at what I believe was the height of the storm from out of the window of my condo, in between working on my taxes and watching the Chicago White Sox game on MLB.com.
And I have to say, watching that baseball game, it looked pretty damn wet and cold in Chicago, too. Which is probably why the White Sox lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 9 to 1. The White Sox are not used to such miserable conditions, unlike those Tampa Bay Rays. And if you believe that... But I digress. Once the sun set, the snow started accumulating on the ground, and from all reports, the roads were beginning to ice up. But seriously, why would you be out on the roads anyway? No doubt it was all those Californians who have moved here lately, and still think they are in LA.
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