A simple round of errands becomes a nerve-racking test of humanity. At 2:30pm in downtown Portland, it began to snow… beautiful, irregularly edged, frozen white discs, swirling from the sky. Stunned and smiling, I stop in my tracks to stare into the snowy gray sky, mesmerized by the beauty. A few minutes pass, and I realize I am downtown for a computer class, so inside Pioneer Place I went. Afterwards, it is still snowing and accumulating! Uh oh! I hope I can make it home! I drive a 2- wheel drive Toyota pick up. Essentially, this is like driving an aluminum box. Don’t get me wrong…I love my truck but not in the ice and snow! A 10-minute drive became a 45- minute one, not bad considering. My tires slid across the slick roads every time I accelerated and attempted to stop. Traveling up hill, I was stuck without forward movement each time I accelerated. Thankfully, the car behind me was patient and must have understood my situation, as I heard no horns behind me. Lucky that I could stop my vehicle, I safely came to my next and last large, busy intersection before my house. Those trying to get onto the freeway, blocked those of us from traveling forward which caused already impatient drivers to begin honking, driving in front of one another, creating overall chaos. Luckily, I was driving so slowly that the 3 cars that ‘cut me off’ didn’t cause a collision. Safely at home, I snap a few pictures of the beautiful snow that I hope didn’t become dangerous for any of you traveling around Portland.
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