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Oh *snow*.
Feb. 8th, 2010 09:05 amSo. I made a good try at getting to work today. I bundled up and went trudging out there.
True fact - our apartment drive is scraped 100x better than Rockville's actual roads are. v___v
So after slipping and sliding around for two blocks, in the street because there's no sidewalk anywhere, and being at a bit of a loss how to even get to either of the two nearest bus stops without potentially playing frogger on a busy street with cars on ice, I call work to explain I'm going to be a bit late. Because oh yeah, I haven't actually SEEN a running bus yet either.
Turns out that:
a) the metro isn't running above ground, which both of the nearest stations are (assuming I could even get there, as that's 5-8 blocks on ice in traffic)
b) while the ride-on bus website swears they're running on a snow schedule, my workplace has circulated the notice that the buses, at least in Silverspring, are NOT running.
c) the nearest roads are 2" of solid compacted snow with a layer of slush and ice on top. Also, I haven't brushed off my car. Like bloody damned hell am I driving in it.
Soooooooo... this is me, at home. Boss said they're giving us all an extra personal day to take off. I'm not the only one, as the boss man and the other guy who takes the metro also can't get in. Which leaves our one guy who lives two blocks from work as the only person there, unless our late night guy can hitch a ride in with someone. And then we're going to get MORE snow tomorrow and wednesday. You folks from places that get winters like this all the time can laugh it up, but Maryland does NOT usually get this shite and doesn't have enough equipment to deal with it. No one's got snow tires, no one's got chains, the roads aren't adequately scraped or salted/sanded, and if they've halted public transport then sorry, I don't think MY little car's any better off.
Also? We're running out of places to scrape and plow the snow TO. The plowed drifts are taller than I am. v_v
True fact - our apartment drive is scraped 100x better than Rockville's actual roads are. v___v
So after slipping and sliding around for two blocks, in the street because there's no sidewalk anywhere, and being at a bit of a loss how to even get to either of the two nearest bus stops without potentially playing frogger on a busy street with cars on ice, I call work to explain I'm going to be a bit late. Because oh yeah, I haven't actually SEEN a running bus yet either.
Turns out that:
a) the metro isn't running above ground, which both of the nearest stations are (assuming I could even get there, as that's 5-8 blocks on ice in traffic)
b) while the ride-on bus website swears they're running on a snow schedule, my workplace has circulated the notice that the buses, at least in Silverspring, are NOT running.
c) the nearest roads are 2" of solid compacted snow with a layer of slush and ice on top. Also, I haven't brushed off my car. Like bloody damned hell am I driving in it.
Soooooooo... this is me, at home. Boss said they're giving us all an extra personal day to take off. I'm not the only one, as the boss man and the other guy who takes the metro also can't get in. Which leaves our one guy who lives two blocks from work as the only person there, unless our late night guy can hitch a ride in with someone. And then we're going to get MORE snow tomorrow and wednesday. You folks from places that get winters like this all the time can laugh it up, but Maryland does NOT usually get this shite and doesn't have enough equipment to deal with it. No one's got snow tires, no one's got chains, the roads aren't adequately scraped or salted/sanded, and if they've halted public transport then sorry, I don't think MY little car's any better off.
Also? We're running out of places to scrape and plow the snow TO. The plowed drifts are taller than I am. v_v