Well, downtown Colorado Springs is at about 6000', and Monument Hill (about 18 miles north) tops out at about 7400' where I-25 crosses the Palmer Divide on the way to Denver. It's not an extreme slope, it's just that it's high enough and oriented just right (or wrong, depending on your point of view) to trigger and catch rain, ice, and snow.
You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin' command here.
Jayne ,'The Train Job'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
dcp - Feb 25, 2010 3:56:20 pm PST #11306 of 30001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Liese S. - Feb 25, 2010 4:12:30 pm PST #11307 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, I get about 17mpg in my AWD van. So any improvement is a good thing. And I really really need at least AWD given our dirt roads.
Stephanie - Feb 25, 2010 4:18:00 pm PST #11308 of 30001
Trust my rage
Yeah, the Palmer Divide is very much a border. Storms often stop or start there. We used to live just south of there butnow we are way more south.
§ ita § - Feb 25, 2010 4:21:34 pm PST #11309 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've been walking around the office with a stupid grin on my face this week. I have no idea why. I think my alter ego must be getting laid.
dcp - Feb 25, 2010 4:21:41 pm PST #11310 of 30001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I used to work here. Sigh. I miss it, even though it broke me.
Stephanie - Feb 25, 2010 4:23:30 pm PST #11311 of 30001
Trust my rage
Wow. I love Colorado so much. We live on Cheyenne Mt. Now. It's so beautiful although your view of the mountains is better.
sarameg - Feb 25, 2010 4:24:19 pm PST #11312 of 30001
I discovered I can lift myself out of the pool easily without using my legs. I like having strong arms.
Short-eared cat from across the street must be hanging on the porch; Loki is attacking the blinds.
Wind is crazy out there. Pretty much like the blizzard, without the snow. Saw a collapsing awning from the snow finally come down the rest of the way. Heard a crash in the alley, hope it wasn't the rest of Kitmo coming down. ( Other Sarah built an enclosure for her cat on her deck and dubbed it such. It mostly collapsed in the last storm.)
Kat - Feb 25, 2010 4:53:08 pm PST #11313 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I wish that I had a life like sara's. I'm soft and doughy and fat these days. It's sort of a bummer. Or would be if I weren't preoccupied with other things.
I'm so sad I missed all the Gus reminiscing!
msbelle, I am so sorry and worried about you. I am sending calm thoughts your way.
In other news? I had a kid who left AP want to get back in after 3 weeks with my dunderheads... that was gratifying.
And I learned that FMLA pays for as long as my sick days and half pay sick days last and if I don't need 20 consecutive days, I don't need to go on an official leave of absence when Grace comes home. Cause, Grace? Coming home this May!
§ ita § - Feb 25, 2010 4:55:06 pm PST #11314 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Grace? Coming home this May!
OHEMGEE!~!!!
That's so mighteously excellent! I can't believe it. Little girl's coming home! Oh, Noah, this is going to be an adjustment for you, little man.
Calli - Feb 25, 2010 4:56:07 pm PST #11315 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Cause, Grace? Coming home this May!
That's terrific!