Instant Karma
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So yesterday was President's Day, and being an employee of the Federal Government it meant I had the day off. Taking advantage of this holiday when most people still have to work, I took my car in for an oil change. They had a TV on in the waiting room blasting some news channel, and before I put my earphones in I heard a report about winter weather in Wisconsin and New Jersey. I chuckled a little at this since a few friends of mine, including Than the Moa, Senjo, and Friar Tuck live in Wisconsin, and my parents and a bunch of other friends live in New Jersey. And here I was with the temperature in the 40s where they were predicting rain.
Fast forward to that night, when I looked out my back door and saw that the grass was starting to get a little white. It wasn't sticking to the concrete of my patio though, so I wasn't too worried. Before going to bed though, I checked again and there was some definite accumulation. 'Darn, not again,' I thought, since last week's warm temperatures (breaking 70 on a couple of days) had finally melted away most of the snow from January.
My alarm went off at far too early this morning and I decided I should check to see how much snow had fallen. There was a decent amount, but I could still see under my car so I wasn't too worried. I checked the status page of the base I worked at though, just in case, and saw they were still open. 'Nuts, so much for a delayed opening,' I muttered to myself, and made my way to the shower and then to have some breakfast.
I finished up my meal and went back upstairs to get ready for work, but decided to check one more time for a delay. I was greeted to a wonderful set of words:
They must have updated the page pretty shortly after I checked, since some people have long commutes and need to leave early, especially with inclement weather. With six free hours at my disposal I threw on some clothes and made my way out to shovel. About an hour later I was back inside where it was warm and wondering what I should do next with my morning off.
I decided to write this blog entry.
Moral of the story is: don't laugh at people who are getting snowed on when you aren't, but enjoy your half day even if it means there's still a lot of snow to deal with.
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