No snow day for you, sucka!

Dews already hit this one, but I'm living through it, so I thought I'd add my two cents.

First, this snowstorm really sucks. No, seriously, it officially sucks. Thank you Weather Service for pointing out what I learned this morning, that the roads are particularly dangerous today.

Okay, so I work for a state agency in Vermont. I'm not going to complain too much about the State's decision to keep all the offices open today, because, if I'd wanted to, I could have just called and taken the day off, probably just using a vacation day. However, I must point out the hilarity of it all. As I walked into work this morning, one of the administrative assistants had the radio playing so she could listen to the news and weather. The State has a hotline that you can call after 5 am to see if State offices are closed or if there is a delayed opening. The radio station played a recording from the hotline, and it said something to the effect that the snow storm was not serious enough to warrant closing or delayed opening. Immediately after that, the radio news guy gave the traffic report: roads closed because of overturned semis, roads closed for being too dangerous, long delays because of accidents, etc, etc, you get the picture.

So, while I look outside and notice that visibility seems to be limited to about two hundred yards and worry about getting home tonight, I'm starting to wonder how comfortable the carpet would be. I hate driving in the snow. But hey, at least it's not serious enough out there to warrant closing. I'd hate to see what that's like.