It seems like every winter we get warnings of a huge storm that is going to hit the city - you would think the end of the world is coming the way people talk. Well yesterday snowpocalypse hit the city, and we survived. Emails were sent out at work the night before telling us that if it was unsafe, to not come to work and that our safety was more important than our jobs. The news on every channel updated us on the severe weather alerts and after all of that, we got a measly 8 inches.
Walking down Park Avenue
However, I will admit 8 inches in the city is not the same as 8 inches in rural UT. Millions of people plus millions of taxi cabs and buses with 20 mph winds and snow equals one big mess. Pretty much all the white stuff gets sloshed around, creating huge puddles that make it impossible to walk in (which is what everyone has to do in the city). I'm not complaining. I made it to work (one of the 5 in my group that did show up) and at noon they sent out an email telling us they would be closing the office at 1pm. So I got to trudge back through the messy stuff and read all afternoon. Even as I get older I still look forward to a good snow day!!
The view from our apartment
4 comments:
I'm so glad they let you leave early and you got to have a relaxing afternoon!
Great pictures!
A couple weeks after we moved to the city in 2003 there was a snowstorm that dropped 26 inches. I'll never forget it - THAT was a real snowstorm. Yesterday was nothing :)
So true and it doesn't help that all the cab drivers have bald tire so they just skid all over the place! I would have takent the day as a "mental health" day :o)
Wow you definitely don't see anyone in Utah calling a Snow Day for "8 measly inches". 2 years ago I did get to leave work early (at 3 instead of 5) because we had about 2' dumped and they were closing campus. That was a nice day :)
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