During the last few hours of Steve's Duty Chief shift, the snow finally arrived in Port Townsend. I was invited to ride along to patrol the township and keep an eye on the road conditions. With camera in one hand, iPhone in the other, and a latte in the cup holder ... I was ready for an exciting ride-along!
We fueled up at Mean Bean. Jeremy, the owner, informed us that he and his family were supposed to be heading out of town to Idaho for a trip they delayed last month due to weather conditions. "I guess Murphy always wins!" he said. I think I'm related to a Murphy.
So far, so good. Traffic moving well, not too much accumulation on the roads. Sanding trucks and snow plows already hard at work. Doing well. Heading to the office for some collaboration with the Chief. (And apparently to dip into the Girl Scout cookies hidden in Steve's desk)
The snow started kickin' up quickly! Can hardly see the Chief ahead of us. We're headed back to town to be "available" for incoming calls we know will be starting soon.
Down in the boat haven some die-hards are braving the unusual PNW snow to finish demolition of the "Salish Shine" (an old girl come to the yard to be put to rest)
It was about here that the calls started coming in. The roads started getting slick, the visibility difficult in spots... Sirens, radios, and non-stop excitement! Sliding, slippin' and bonking all over town!
Heh. Only in PT. If you could only see the icicles in his beard. So cool.
Kept expecting this one to not end well. Apparently he was either very lucky or from Alaska.
At the end of the day, things went pretty well for our "winter storm". There will be lots of work for the auto-body shoppe in the morning, and I was able to capture a few great stock shots for my portfolio. Cheers and thanks for checking in!
