Snow Day!

(Weather conditions snapshot from CNN.com)

Kids can't have all the fun.

Today, heavy snowstorm caused a mild panic as folks tried to get home early to avoid the rush hour traffic. Snow was forecast to fall from 1pm to 1am. People starting leaving the office before lunch to avoid the slippery roads and bad driving that inevitably came with it.

For me , that meant leaving the office shortly after 2pm (third to the last to leave on our floor). The trek to the parking lot was slow going, as the ground was covered with mushy snow. The car was covered with a thin layer of snow. Thankfully, it was powdery variety and shook off easily using the scraper's brush. I remember when we had the icy variety which you really had to scrape off. Not fun.

The drive home that usually takes 10 minutes took us ~35 minutes. There were no accidents in the route we took; just a lot of people driving really slow. I was ready to get cranky but noticed that I was having trouble steering the car (tires seem to skid) so figured it was just as well.

Now a snow day is when school is called off because of inclement weather. In my case though, had to get back online and keep working as soon as I got back to the apartment. Three cheers (?) for telecommuting. Well, at least I can control the climate here (the office thermostat seems to be perenially 'off'- too cold in the summer and too hot in the winter).

All in all, not much of a snow day, unless you take it literally.