Posted on 11/30/2021 3:00:12 AM PST by Olog-hai
Perhaps 20 years ago we had an ice storm in Seattle. We hunkered down in our basement with the power out but a wood stove to stay warm, lanterns, etc.
The elderly neighbor lady ended up staying with us and slept in the fold-out couch with my wife, and me and the kids on the floor. We had plenty of food for the 6 days without power.
Except I didn’t have ANY marshmallows!! I took my 4x4 truck to the store and bought ONLY marshmallows (to make a point). The check-out gal looked at me funny.
“I can’t believe that I was prepared for this but didn’t have any marshmallows!”
Reminds me of Norm being locked in the bar on Cheers
In 1991, I was stuck in an I-80 truck stop near LaPorte, IN for 12 hours while the lake effect snow piled up to about 20 inches. Truckers and I smoked all of our cigarettes and drank coffee and told stories about life. As I recall, it was the first time someone talked about GPS on a big rig. Nice memory.
It’s called elevation - no one leaves the ground 🤪
except you are stuck eating British food. YUK
Welsh rarebit and shepherd's pie aren't bad if they are made properly.
The number of days one is snowed in a British pub has more to do with when the alcohol runs out or the ability to find the door after drinking heavily than it does with the actual weather conditions, I suspect.
Imagine the bar tabs these folks ran up!
And English Breakfast is darn good!
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