That sounds like a good solution to me - except for the reported mountainous roads around there. Ugh. Doesn’t sound good at all for the people of Oregon.
Hope some more Oregon Freepers will report in with updates.
It's not all bad - here on the Coast, with the exception of one huge windstorm in early December, it hasn't been too bad. Lot of rain, of course, but we actually get some beautiful sunshine once in a while (don't blink, though, or you'll miss it ;-). Of course, winter's not over yet...
I work for Marion County Public Works but just got back from Kuwait a few weeks ago. I went in to the office yesterday to check in (I’ll be back to work next week) and a significant number of the road crews were working up in Idanha moving snow along with a contingent from the National Guard. It sounds like they’re getting the help they need but it won’t change the fact that a lot of homes are seriously damaged.