Sleepy in Seattle
Just arrived in Seattle… have a very brief layover before heading to Portland. I’ve been up since 4 a.m. ET and have hit a wall! I had to brave a Nor’easter on my way to Penn Station just so I could make the train to Newark in order to catch my flight which left early this am. It was right about 4:15 a.m. when I was wishing I had arranged car service. As a West Coaster, I was unfamiliar with a Nor’easter, so here’s the wiki:
A nor’easter (also northeaster; see below) is a macro-scale storm along the East Coast of the United States. A Nor’easter is so named because the winds in a Nor’easter come from the northeast, especially in the coastal areas of the Northeastern United States and Atlantic Canada. More specifically, it describes a low pressure area whose center of rotation is just off the East Coast and whose leading winds in the left forward quadrant rotate onto land from the northeast. The precipitation pattern is similar to other extratropical storms. Nor’easters also can cause coastal flooding, coastal erosion, hurricane force winds, and heavy snow. Nor’easters are characterized by having an association with a warm front, cold front, or occluded fronts. Nor’easters can occur at any time of the year but are mostly known for their presence in the winter season.[1] Nor’easters can be devastating and damaging, especially in the winter months, when most damage and deaths are cold related, as Nor’easters are known for bringing extremely cold air down from the Arctic air mass. Nor’easters thrive on the converging air masses; that is, the polar cold air mass and the warmer ocean water of the Gulf Stream.[2] Nor’easters will usually develop between 30 N. and 35 N.
YA, lots of fun.
BASICALLY, I fought the bone-chilling wind and dragged my 40 pounds of luggage through icy slush for blocks because I couldn’t flag down a cab to save my life! It’s been a long journey… but, I gotta say it feels good to be in the NW!
