Rain!

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So, now that it's been raining for a while, and has warmed up, I convinced M to try to drive down to the mailbox this afternoon, to see how his car would handle the thick snow/slush mixture we still have coating our hill. He didn't make it all the way down, mostly because there was a huge clot of stuck cars at the bottom of the hill. He almost didn't make it back in the garage once he'd turned around.

Bah.

I think we'll be OK after another day of rain and above-freezing temps, though, so we're going to try to (finally) head down to PDX on Monday. We're hoping to make it back by Weds afternoon at the latest, and would love to spend NYE with folks if anyone's planning anything.