On the morning of Wednesday, December 18, snow begins a brisk fall and doesn't stop for 36 hours. By afternoon on Thursday, the 19th, 32" have fallen on Spokane, WA! City plows work nonstop, but can't keep up. City buses, the US Postal Service, UPS and FedEx all stop service. Rings & Things declares an emergency closure because employees can't get to the warehouse. This shot shows R&T web master Todd's car partially dug out.