3 Things I Know About Billings, Montana
Tomorrow morning at about a million o'clock, I'm going to visit Billings, Montana for the first time ever. Here is what I know about it, so far:
1. Billings is home to Julia Warmer, who owns Wild Purls:
2. They have real winter there, not just a colder version of rain-slobber (which is what we have here in Portland, Oregon). That is actual snow in the weekend forecast:
Somebody somewhere thinks highly enough of them as a city to have produced this T-shirt, on the assumption that others think highly of them as well:
Armed with these facts, I'm storming their beaches tomorrow. I get to meet the knitters tomorrow, and then play with them all day Saturday. Big. Fun.
My relentless quest for knowledge (okay, eleven minutes searching the internets) yielded the following important Montana-centric information:
* The largest snowflake ever observed was 38 cm wide was recorded in Montana on January 28, 1887. That’s just darn near 15 inches. Amazing!
* In Montana, the word "ditch” can be used to order a drink. It means "with water." "I'd like a Jack Daniel's ditch, please" means, "I'd like a Jack Daniel's and water." This is not a joke. In fact, all you really have to ask for is a "Jack ditch." Try it out the next time you find yourself in a Montana saloon.
* It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.
And now you, Gentle Readers, are at least as well-informed about my destination as I am. Just one more service I provide. Don't know what knitting to take yet.
Something in Bison?
Honey, You really don't where you are going..it is so damn cold, you'll need long underwear,,extra sweaters and by all means wool socks..
Winter is really winter there..enjoy it is an experience worth having!!
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37 degrees F? That's a heat wave for Billings, honey. Take more wool. They have snow up to your you-know-what.
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Oh, yeah, we know winter. That's why we have barstool and bathtub races. It's what happens when you've had too many ditches.
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Mary-
I think we may have broken the record for snowflake size during your visit. What great fun it was for everyone, especially those suffering from severe cabin fever, to have you in Billings. The Jack Daniels in the ditch will have to wait for your return. A million thanks from every knitter who was able to come during the snow storm. You are an amazing teacher. Hurry Back!
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