HAPPY BETHESDA

SNOW DAY

As the sun rises, roads are slippery around Bethesda, but fairly clear of accumulation. Especially the state roads.

This is a morning that calls for a thermal shirt, hot chocolate and a stack of pancakes with a piece of butter melting between each layer.

Tune in to the Robert Dyer Channel at http://www.RobertDyer.net to watch a short video I took last night. The Shops at Sumner Place was well-prepared. They had a fleet of 3 trucks working hard to get ready for this storm: a salt-spreader, a snowplow and a little white pickup truck with boxes in the back that seemed to take the leadership role. Zipping back and forth throughout the shopping center's vast property, occasionally disappearing behind the buildings, the white truck patroled as the salt spreader, well, spread salt. The snowplow truck had little to do before snow started falling. But they really went the extra mile to prepare for the worst, for the safety of their customers.

Enjoy a very short video of the salt spreader in action, taken last night as the storm approached the Washington, D.C. area, on the Robert Dyer Channel right now.

Have a great snow day, and stay tuned to @BethesdaRow on Twitter!