let it snow, let it snow, let it snow......

[violachic]

When I'm a big girl, I want to live in the city and take the el everywhere.


Oh, by the way. Its snowing.

No, no, that's not quite accurate.

Its SNOWING.

What I don't understand is how the roads weren't being plowed or salted. Its not like this snowstorm crept up on us or anything. The way things looked on my way home from teaching, you would never have thought this had been forecast for at least twenty four hours. The Department of Transportation for each municipality I had to drive through seemed totally unprepared. One would have thought this is the scenario that played itself out this afternoon:

Snowstorm: (sneaks up behind DOT guy in padded socks. Taps him on the shoulder. Smiles and waves enthusiastically.)

DOT guy: (turns around, sees Snowstorm) AUUUUUUUGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! (spills hot coffee all over his pants)

Instead, I have a feeling this is how it really happened (I feel like I'm watching Clue):

Snowstorm: (Dances around in front of DOT guys. For at least six hours. Jazz, ballet and tap. Does a top-hat-and-tail number. Does an Ethel Merman tune.)Hello my baby, hello my darlin', hello my ragtime gaaaaaaaaaaaallll!!!!!!

DOT guy #1: (reading the newspaper) Want another donut?

DOT guy #2:(doing a word search) Sure.


Luckily my last two students opted not to try to make it so I was able to leave an hour earlier than usual. At the end of the day, the car and I are happy to be home.

I'm sick of the snow. I'm sick of driving in the snow. Perhaps foxmagic is looking for a roomate?


Random thought: HUGE congratulations have to go out to legendofthehawk and evilhat who have recently become engaged. Not to each other. To their respective prospectives (hehe I'm so clever). Tonight I noticed a sign outside of a jewelry store advertising a 50% off engagement ring sale.

What am I doing wrong and how can I fix it?

Comments

icky snow

[roadkillmary.livejournal.com]

I have been lucky this year, Boise hasn't had that much snow, much to the chagrin of all my skier-type friends. I really don't have a use for snow, its nice around Christmas, but the rest of the time I have no patience for it, or for how people drive in it. We get a good snow storm at least once a year, you'd think people would remember how drive safely in it...but NO!

It really is to bad that we have had a lack of snow, we haven't even had that much rain this winter (not that unusual for boise...its in a desert) but it will mean a wicked bad forrest fire season.

So...I hope the icky snow melts soon for you. Keep yourself safe!

Re: icky snow

[violachic.livejournal.com]

I like snow. But I'd like it way better if I were four. And by this time of year, its just OLD NEWS. Ya know?!? Yep, its going to be a dry spring. Hopefully we get a lot of rain. I can do rain. :-)

[karleusa.livejournal.com]

Cleveland Ohio is having a record-breaking snowfall this year. at one point last month they said that this is the 6th snowiest winter so far, and now it is on pace to break the record.

I am a sucker for a white christmas but i have to say i'm pining for spring at this point!

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[violachic.livejournal.com]

I'm a huge sucker for a white christmas, but I could sure do without a white January, February and March! Actually, I'm starting to be convinced that someone snuck an extra February in this year and didn't tell anybody. Spring! Spring! I want spring!