There's no escaping gravity.

Last night the ice finally began to melt off of the buildings and cars in my neighborhood. Normally that would be a good thing, but not when the ice begins to fall. I live on the fourth floor of an old apartment complex in NW Portland, and for the last few days there were GIGANTIC chunks of ice forming along the top of the 'overhangs' and balconies.

And, yesterday they began coming down. [see above photo]

It was a little surreal at first, to see huge sheets of ice sliding past my windows and then hearing the impact on the pavement or cars below, but afterwhile I got used to it. All throughout the night I would hear chunks of ice break free - soon followed by car alarms going off, or the horrified screams of pedestrians below. Other than that, it seems like things are starting to get back to (mosty) normal around town.