Parting Shot — 11.22.10

Jessica Fuller and Howie West, make use of alternate forms of transportation after South Ninth Street became unsafe for many vehicles in downtown Tacoma this afternoon. A few minutes earlier the Pierce Transit bus, background, slid into a pickup truck. People in most of Eastern Washington were told Monday to prepare for a rare blizzard as the first severe storm of the winter blasted through the state, though weather officials said it was too early to tell if the rough weather would affect Thanksgiving holiday travel later in the week. (AP Photo/The News Tribune, Janet Jensen)