The severe winter storms that have pounded the Pacific Northwest have taken their toll, and now Seattle is effectively cut off from the rest of the US in terms of ground transportation.  Interstates 5 and 90 are closed as well as all mountain passes over the Cascade Mountains, due to flooding and avalanches.  The rains have subsided here in Seattle and in the Wallingford area there doesn’t appear to be any problems with flooding.  I’m flying over to Spokane tomorrow (the only way to get to Spokane at this point), and I’ll see what the effects of the winter weather there have taken on the house.  It’s hard to believe that Spokane has had over 6 feet of snow, and winter is far from over.