I've lived in Salt Lake City for most of my life, and yet the weather here can still surprise me. Anyone who's been here for any length of time knows about the frigid, snowy winters and the summers of hellfire and that "dry heat" that's so singularly Utahn. The snow hit hard and fast today - over 200 accidents throughout Utah this morning. We had a nice little blizzard today, too - March freaking NINTH - that dumped over an inch of snow in about 15 minutes. That was between 9 and 10 a.m. - now it's nearly 5 p.m. - the roads are nearly dry and the sky is clear and sunny.
I think it's a good thing the Mormons were the first large group of white people to settle in Utah. It's easier to be "grateful for the moisture we have received" than to hold grudges against our Creator.
Can't wait for the lead news story on the weather - as if we didn't know it snowed today - with the obligatory sound bite from the Utah highway patrolman saying, "Er, it'd be nice, if, uh, folks could, um, slow down..."
(Actually, I think this bite has been around since the 70's and we just throw it up on TV every time it snows. Saves archive space.)
Hey, if Utah drivers would learn, we'd spare everyone the tasteless flashback.
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