So there was a blizzard in Colorado. Everybody in the country knows this. We were on national news and not only because DIA had to cancel a thousand flights. We got about two feet of snow on the first blizzard and then a week later we got another eight inches. Fun times, unless you've got a two wheel drive Oldsmobile that doesn't like snow and ice.
Wednesday I had taken the day off of work with the intention of doing brunch at Lucille's (one of the best breakfast places in Fort Collins) and then the brewery tours with some friends of mine. Budweiser was already closed so we decided to meet at Lucille's at 11:00. By this time it was a full on blizzard. Then we made our way over to Fort Collins brewery (leaving my car at Lucille's) and to our utter disappointment they were "closed". The door was unlocked and there were people working there, but they refused to give us any tasters. We were there, they were there and the beer was there, but for some odd reason we left without any tasters. Disappointed to say the least. Then it was New Belgium Brewery. We got there just as they were closing up the registers, but being the cool people they are, they showed us around a little and gave us an awesome taster and a couple glasses and bottle openers. Then it was on to Odell's who were completely open and acting like nothing was any different than any normal day. So after a great taster at Odell's and a great tour we headed over to Wal-Mart to buy Madden 2007 for Nintendo Wii. For the rest of the afternoon (with the blizzard raging outside) we were working up a sweat playing football.
When we emerged from the basement to walk and get food it was as if we were in some post-apocalyptic zombie movie. I kept waiting for the looting to begin. At least a foot of snow with more coming down and cars were beginning to become abandoned. Needless to say the pizza tasted amazing.
Upon reaching the car we found it to be covered in snow with a huge bank behind it, but with a couple pushes and gunning the engine the car bashed through the snow and was able to drive away. However...it got stuck about three blocks from the house...
The next three days were full of movies and shoveling. Then it was Christmas, which was nice, and then the next Thursday it snowed another eight inches. More shoveling and watching movies.
It might melt by March...
Happy New Years!
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