White Christmas YES!

       Skiers, boarders, sledders, dishers, snow shoers, and those hardy cross country types: your prayers have been answered.   Snow is on the way, and lots of it.
     Locals: lay up the wood, the lamps, the generators, the foodstuffs, the candy, the popcorn, the movies, the music.  Make a space in the garage for the Jeep.   Tune up the snowblowers,too.  Start them, check the gas and oil.  Rock salt?  Won't need it yet.
     Maybe, just maybe, if you haven't finished seasonal shopping efforts, Monday and Tuesday might be OK.
      How much snow?   Well, let's say more than 3' at this point, but predictions are difficult.  
    Yesterday, we saw clear skies and rising temps throughout the day.  The morning was cold: a FedEx big rig was on its side on Hwy 80, eastbound, about 2 miles below the summit.  It must have hit some black ice around 7am.  If the driver had his seat belt on, he's probably Ok.  It looked survivable.   CHP on scene and the jumbo tow truck there for righting ops.
      Donner Lake looked serene: not a ripple across its wide surface.  Not a wake, not a circle, not a zephyr anywhere, just the reflection of the landscape.   A winter treat.
     All will change tonight, when the first of 3 storms moves into the Sierra.  Got a good book?  There are lots out there, waiting for the housebound reader.   Sunday night football has a good one: 49ers vs. Seattle, moved into the coveted night game slot after the Jets horrible performance last week.  Good.
    Careful on the Highway:  icy conditions will be a factor.  Only last week, a rash of ice caused collisions peppered the West Shore.  Not fun.