Last year I posted a blog entry about how much snow fell in Spokane in January.  Well, this is December and it snowed a lot more than last year (over 36 inches in a week).  That’s just too much damn snow to fall in just one week.  This year I thought I would be more prepared for this much snow, but my preparations have not been perfect.  For example, I made sure the snow blower was working properly at the beginning of the season, but I managed to break the clutch cable.  The other major thing I have this winter is the Subaru with all-wheel drive, but despite it’s snow going ability, I managed to get it stuck in a snowbank coming off 29th avenue.  With the help of a nearby neighbor and some passers-by on snowshoes, we freed the car from the snowbank.  Tomorrow, I am returning to the now snow-free streets of Seattle.