It was a very pleasant afternoon this past Tuesday in Denver's Washington Park, sunny and in the 60s. And there were a surprising number of people out and about, enjoying the day. Could Mitch Romney actually be right that half the country doesn't work and are receiving entitlements from the government? But, as usual, I digress. They were no doubt all out there because the weather forecasters have been predicting a major storm starting last night and continuing into Friday. This has been predicted to be the largest snowstorm here since March of 2021 (March is, by the way, our snowiest month), when we received 27 inches of snow at the airport. Of course, Denver International Airport (DIA) is close to the Kansas border, more like a different planet than part of Denver. The amount of snow received varies wildly in the Denver area. Golden and Boulder, to the west and northwest of the city, and up against the foothills, get far more than Central Denver, where my condo is located. And the mountains, of course, get dumped on like crazy. No surprise there.
The rain, as predicted, turned to snow last night, and the local newscasters were interviewing people stocking up at the local King Soopers Supermarket in Golden, where it looked like they were preparing for a months long siege. One woman explained that they were predicting 3 feet of snow for Golden, so I guess I can understand their concern. Just after 10:00 last night, it was reported that snow in the mountains was very heavy, visibility was down to zero, and Interstate 70 was closed in both directions between Golden and Silverthorne, on the western side of the Continental Divide. Hopefully people who live in Denver's mountain suburbs, such as Genesee and Evergreen, made sure to get home early last night. If not, it will be a long cold night waiting for the interstate to reopen. But living in those suburbs, most of them probably will just stay at their place in the city, and have the concierge bring up a light dinner and bottle of wine. Here in Denver itself, they predict around 12 inches, but spread across Wednesday night and Thursday. Big deal. Why does everyone else have all the fun? And why the hell do we not have a concierge in our building? From which, by the way, I took the photograph on the right? Life is so damn unfair.
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