{"id":138282,"date":"2019-03-13T18:26:35","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T00:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/?p=138282"},"modified":"2019-03-13T18:28:59","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T00:28:59","slug":"we-appear-to-have-survived-the-bomb-cyclone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2019\/03\/13\/we-appear-to-have-survived-the-bomb-cyclone.html","title":{"rendered":"We appear to have survived the Bomb Cyclone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deciding to not go into the office today was the right thing to do &#8212; they shut the building down around Noon, but it would have already been an ugly drive home.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-138282 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/img_20190313_131929'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_131929-113x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-138283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_131929-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_131929-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_131929-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_131929-488x650.jpg 488w, https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_131929-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 85vw, 113px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-138283'>\n\t\t\t\tSnow and ice sprayed all the way up the french doors\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/img_20190313_132018'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_132018-150x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-138284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_132018-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_132018-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_132018-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_132018-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_132018-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-138284'>\n\t\t\t\tView across the street, with the snow swirling about\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/img_20190313_163826'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_163826-150x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-138285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_163826-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_163826-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_163826-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_163826-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_20190313_163826-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-138285'>\n\t\t\t\tSnow Hedgehog\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>In point of fact, especially with all the wind whipping even this heavy, wet snow around, the snow isn&#8217;t all that deep. It was the ice on the roads, and the 70-85 mph gusts, that led to road (and airport) closures, and lots of accidents on the highway.<\/p>\n<p>My current plan is to try and make it into the office tomorrow. We&#8217;ll see how that goes. Meanwhile, Margie&#8217;s been making <em>posole <\/em>for dinner, so we&#8217;re doing well.<\/p>\n<p><small>Note: the above is my first attempt to figure out an easy way to get photos from Google Photos over into self-hosted WordPress without plugins and similar goofiness. 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