Forecasting
This is what our day is looking like for tomorrow. See where the “of” is for the “Worst of the storm?” That’s us. Right near the top of the “o.”
I am SO hoping they decide to close the office. The official policy? “We are a service company and unless the state declares a state of emergency or starts closing roads, assume we will be open, but use your discretion and feel free to use a vacation day if you need to.”
The actual forecast? Snow starting around midnight, but the heaviest snow between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm, with winds up to 35-45 mph and blizzard conditions. Fun! And, sure, I COULD use a vacation day, but … unlike most of my co-workers, I have a (blessedly) short commute. About 3 miles, 10 minutes on a normal day, and I usually feel that if the people with longer, tougher commutes can make it, my Volvo and I have no excuse. So … yeah, if the office is open tomorrow, I’ll be there.
On the plus side, I get to be one of the very first people to know whether we’re open, because I’m in charge of the phone message, the one that all my coworkers call to find out if we’re open, so I’m the second or third person to know. The fun part, since the “weather message” gets turned on at 7:00, is maneuvering through the voice mail system and, more importantly, recording the relevant message when I’ve been awake for all of 10 minutes!
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I hope you get to stay home, and I can’t imagine going to work in blizzard like conditions. I live in the T of “WORST” myself and I came to stay with my mom and help her shovel and take care of her place.
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Yea, hope you get to stay home! DH’s dad, and all of his brothers (4) live near Philadelphia. And what are we getting in the “snowy” north? MAYBE a dusting from this…
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I’m the “O” in STORM. But it’s not real bad yet. We just have a dusting. And while my commute is only 8 miles, I have to go over 2 large bridges which is a bit unnerving in the snow! And I work for family, so snow days don’t ever exist! I did, however, arrive at 5:45 AM so I can leave early if need be.
Have a safe day!
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Did work close??? I hope so…
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I’m just south of the “W”. We are in all out Blizzard conditions here. I hope things are better where you are Deb! Of course we’ve already added at least 6 to 10 inches to our nearly 3 feet from the weekend… Things are certainly very pretty here…
Your getting the storm we just had. We got 12 inches here in northern Iowa. I hope you can stay home and play! Good Luck
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