Samhain Thanksgiving Moon
Stevinson Toyota in Lakewood had a packed house this morning as Toyota drivers rushed to get needed work done ahead of a storm that has blizzard warnings and up to 15″ of snow for the metro, maybe more for us above 6,000 feet. Getting an appointment on Monday morning at 9:30 felt like good luck to me on Saturday, since I needed to get the Blizzaks on the Rav4.
And, it was good luck. Sort of. While working on our truck, the tire machine broke down and, ironically, I had to wait almost an hour and a half for a part. For the tire machine. Plenty of time to enjoy the large waiting area, the parts department, the new vehicles on display.
By noon, after a 9:00 a.m. arrival, Blizzaks on, the Rav4 and I headed up I-70 to Evergreen, going home the mountain way rather than 285. By the time I hit Brook Forest Drive the snow had begun to spit, coating the road around Brook Forest Inn in an icy slush. As I went up in altitude, the snow slowed down. When I got home around 12:45, it had become negligible.
After the nap, though, at around 3 p.m., the snow had arrived in earnest. Most of the time the snow falls straight down, much less big wind during a storm than in Minnesota. The most current weather advisory says: Snow accumulations… 10 to 22 inches.
Golden Solar finished up the rails this morning and early afternoon. The panels will go on tomorrow if they can manage it. If not, Wednesday. Close now. Very close.
