Julie (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} demarazare) wrote,@ 2007-02-07 11:55:00 |
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Third snow day
I really wanted to go to work today. There was only a fresh 6 or 8 inches on the driveway this morning, light powdery stuff, and it wasn't snowing. I shoveled a big patch of snow out of the front of my car, started it, and was cleaning it off when Justin came out to tell my I had a call from my carpool buddy that's we'd be going in late, if at all. I went back to bed. He's the native Oswego guy, so I figured if he didn't want to drive, I didn't want to go without him. At 8:30 he decided not to chance it. That band of snow that went south last night is supposed to double back today.
I looked at pictures online of the campus, showing snow drifts so high that you could just see the tops of the cars in the parking lots. Justin asked if I'd drive him to campus and drop him off. Our neighbor got her car stuck in the driveway trying to get out, so we left late and drove slow. Rt 104 is nasty, and the side roads are worse. There was an accident on 104 right near the turn to the apartment, and the cop redirecting everyone around the scene looked disgusted to see so many people out driving.
I'm really glad I didn't try to go to work, because around 9:45 or 10am it started snowing again. I stopped two places on the way home, for no more than 15 minutes each, and my car was covered. Just with the gap between brushing and getting back into the car, the rear window got so covered I couldn't see to back out. In the driveway, trying to back into my parking spot, I had to stop and brush the back window three times while maneuvering.
My boss is being nice about it. He told me we made the front page of the Post Standard for the snow, and everyone understands, and work is light right now anyway. It's just that I am taking vacation time to stay home, and snow shoveling isn't exactly my idea of a vacation!
I really wanted to go to work today. There was only a fresh 6 or 8 inches on the driveway this morning, light powdery stuff, and it wasn't snowing. I shoveled a big patch of snow out of the front of my car, started it, and was cleaning it off when Justin came out to tell my I had a call from my carpool buddy that's we'd be going in late, if at all. I went back to bed. He's the native Oswego guy, so I figured if he didn't want to drive, I didn't want to go without him. At 8:30 he decided not to chance it. That band of snow that went south last night is supposed to double back today.
I looked at pictures online of the campus, showing snow drifts so high that you could just see the tops of the cars in the parking lots. Justin asked if I'd drive him to campus and drop him off. Our neighbor got her car stuck in the driveway trying to get out, so we left late and drove slow. Rt 104 is nasty, and the side roads are worse. There was an accident on 104 right near the turn to the apartment, and the cop redirecting everyone around the scene looked disgusted to see so many people out driving.
I'm really glad I didn't try to go to work, because around 9:45 or 10am it started snowing again. I stopped two places on the way home, for no more than 15 minutes each, and my car was covered. Just with the gap between brushing and getting back into the car, the rear window got so covered I couldn't see to back out. In the driveway, trying to back into my parking spot, I had to stop and brush the back window three times while maneuvering.
My boss is being nice about it. He told me we made the front page of the Post Standard for the snow, and everyone understands, and work is light right now anyway. It's just that I am taking vacation time to stay home, and snow shoveling isn't exactly my idea of a vacation!
