[DeSoto]

Our snow events rarely last more than 3 days so "shutting down" isn't really a big deal.

I also live just outside Salem, and I have looked at the forecast for this area, and it looks like snow, off and on, for the next several days. Look here.

I took pictures today of the damage to my place. A huge limb (about 24") split off an oak tree and crashed on top of some of my out buildings, completely destroyed my greenhouse. 8^(

[CyberCowboy777]

Check out my neck of the woods.... http://www.crh.noaa.gov/forecasts/WAZ039.php?warncounty=WAC011&city=Washougal


And I am above the 1000ft level! lol

[Tailback]

That's exactly why I look at clearcuts and see money. The tree right in front of our living room window fell over roots and all. Luckily it was only about 15 feet tall and fell away from our house.

Seriously, after working through 5 Portland winters as a garbage man (before moving to Salem) I'll never allow a tree to get big enough to damage my home. I saw some crazy results of winter storms like trees basically exploding during freezing rain storms.