Since Saturday, January 13, Portland has seen snow, freezing rain, 45 mile-per-hour winds, and temperatures dropping into the teens. Thousands have lost power, MAX lines screeched to a halt, and sheets of ice have transformed many roads around the city into treacherous skating rinks. Restaurant and food cart owners have dealt with burst pipes and flooded dining rooms. Line cooks, servers, chefs, business owners, and bartenders have been tasked with a difficult dilemma: work and risk dangerous conditions, or call out and risk lost wages.
Even some of those who did open ended up closing early, either from lack of business, a glacial dining room, or power outages.
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