{"id":1644,"date":"2014-02-04T13:45:13","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T21:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/?p=1644"},"modified":"2014-03-18T10:14:27","modified_gmt":"2014-03-18T17:14:27","slug":"stay-calm-its-only-snowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/2014\/02\/04\/stay-calm-its-only-snowing\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay Calm! It&#8217;s Only Snowing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s flurrying in Portland today, which means that all the Southern California transplants and Portland natives are in a state of awe and\/or panic. If you&#8217;re from the Northeast or the Midwest then you already know the drill, but since Reed has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reed.edu\/apply\/about_reed\/reed_glance.html\" target=\"_blank\">students from all over the US and the globe<\/a>, it can&#8217;t hurt to share a few snow survival tips.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 16px\"><!--more-->1. Bundle up! In addition to your usual winter coat, you&#8217;re going to want a hat, a scarf, gloves, and woolen socks if you&#8217;re going to be walking between Vollum and Eliot today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"line-height: 16px\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/files\/2014\/02\/Randy-A-Christmas-Story.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1645\" alt=\"Randy-A-Christmas-Story\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/files\/2014\/02\/Randy-A-Christmas-Story-191x300.jpg\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/files\/2014\/02\/Randy-A-Christmas-Story-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/files\/2014\/02\/Randy-A-Christmas-Story.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"line-height: 16px\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>2. Stock up on supplies! The earlier the better. Homer&#8217;s Hut has a limited stock of those microwave burritos, you know.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/files\/2014\/02\/dsc_11471.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1646 aligncenter\" alt=\"dsc_11471\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/files\/2014\/02\/dsc_11471-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/files\/2014\/02\/dsc_11471-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/files\/2014\/02\/dsc_11471-1024x685.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. Stay inside! The library is an excellent place to do just that. (The Thesis Tower is usually extra toasty.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/files\/2014\/02\/l-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1647 aligncenter\" alt=\"l-1\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/files\/2014\/02\/l-1-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/files\/2014\/02\/l-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/files\/2014\/02\/l-1.jpg 532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In all seriousness: be careful of icy sidewalks and roads on cold days, and make sure to dress appropriately for the weather. But don&#8217;t be afraid of the snow! If you&#8217;re brave enough (and have the tire chains to do it safely), take a trip up to Mt. Hood to see just how fun snow can be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s flurrying in Portland today, which means that all the Southern California transplants and Portland natives are in a state of awe and\/or panic. If you&#8217;re from the Northeast or the Midwest then you already know the drill, but since&nbsp;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.reed.edu\/reedreslife\/2014\/02\/04\/stay-calm-its-only-snowing\/\">finish&nbsp;reading&nbsp;Stay Calm! 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