****ing snow
 

****ing snow, ****ing work, ****ing stupid me for going in :cuss:

We had at least 8 inches of snow in the last 24 hours and 11 inches in the last 48. We were told that if the weather was bad enough work would be closed today. No such luck.

Manufacturers, service businesses and even the university were closed today. The police said don't go in unless you have to. Of course, we (a service industry) are open.

I had to dig out of some 1-1/2 foot drifts on my driveway, had to rock the car back and forth to get momentum to plow through the neighborhood street and onto a main road. The end of my road was buried because the plows pushed snow off of the main road and onto the ends of neighborhood streets. While the side streets are terrible, the main roads are fine and I finally get onto it.

Two blocks from my home on the main road I had a choice of running into oncoming traffic at a stop light or running into a 4-5 foot snow bank because while the road had been plowed, there was no salt or sand to provide traction. I chose to slide into the snow bank and spent a good bit of time digging out. Thankfully I carry a shovel in my car and thankfully a couple of guys came by to help push me out.

So here I am at work with probably 15-20% of the staff. I am and idiot for coming in and I am pissed that I was asked to.

Yeah, I'm thinking you should've prolly stayed home.

So, can a company be held liable for requiring their workers to come to work during this type of weather, if one of them is in an accident? Probably not, I suppose.

well, consider it lesson learned

I think that would make my weiner kinda cold. I'll pass.

lots of people injured today in the snow, be careful out there allow yourself more time, and use your head. Sometimes that extra cash isn't worth getting injured over :(

I blame Global Warming.

Damn you Al Gore!

Serious question here and I'm not knocking anyone. But, do people not know how to drive in snow? Or are the road crews spread thin?

In all my life I've never missed work because of snow/weather and the only time school was shut down was because of Mt. St. Helens erupting. And, IIRC, that was for only one day.

yeah, I probably woulda told my boss to eat my ass.

Send it to me you big pussy.

We only got about 1/2" where I live. :cuss:

76 degrees here

A foot and a half drifts? You're lucky, the city plowed the hell out of my street last night and the shit is piled up at least 4 or 5 feet at the end of my driveway. I won't be going anywhere anytime soon because I am not going to go out in the 30 mph winds and fight that shit.

**** off.