Está Nevando

It was sleeting sideways when I got up this morning, but the library didn't close, so I made my way in to work very slowly. The sleet changed to snow around 11:00 a.m., but it was still coming down sideways. By 11:30 a.m., the Board announced that the library would be closing at 3:00 p.m. so that employees could get home before rush hour when things are expected to get even worse. Some of us pointed out that we don't live near the library and that it took us 3+ hours to get home last Thursday when it wasn't even snowing as hard as this, so leaving at 3:00 p.m. would leave us out driving in the heart of the mess. Human Resources finally decided at 12:30 p.m. that anyone who didn't absolutely have to be there could go home. My boss cut my entire department loose shortly thereafter.

It was a good decision all around, I think. There weren't too many people on the road when I left (either they were smart and stayed home, or fewer businesses than I thought were sending employees home early), so it only took me an hour to get home, even though it was snowing so hard that visibility was maybe a quarter mile. As a bonus, my Spanish class was canceled for tonight, so I'm home safe and I plan to stay here. And maybe do some laundry.