Snowpocalypse has arrived

[selenay]

The storm has started: http://instagram.com/p/yW0DZ_MK92/

We had clear streets an hour ago. Apparently the worst won't hit for another two or three hours. The winds are already freaking the cats out.

I'm working from home, because my office has not yet had the sense to give up and close down. A fair number of people can't work from home, which means a fair number of people are currently driving through the mess to get to work and will possibly end up stranded. Gah.

Hopefully at least some of them heeded the "if you don't feel safe driving, don't come to work, we'll still pay you" email from yesterday. I suspect some won't, because the office is open so clearly they must be there.

I'm hunkering down. My power is just starting to flicker slightly. Hopefully the office will shut before my power goes out.

(Although really, I'd prefer it if my power didn't go out at all.)

I've got food. I've got blankets. My devices are all charged. I filled a thermos with hot water so I can make coffee. I'm as ready as I can be.

Hello, winter.

ETA: My office closed five minutes after I wrote this. We've all been given permission to log off and enjoy our snow day. I'm relieved because now I can turn off my computer, just in case the power goes out. My UPS is playing up and I haven't had time to install its new battery yet.

Comments

[paranoidangel]

That is a lot of snow. Why would your power go out? Is it something to do with the snow or the wind?

[selenay]

Above ground lines. When we get high winds like this, the power often goes out. Or people crash into the poles and take the lines down. My power frequently goes out in storms like this.

So far, I have power. And it hasn't flickered for a while. Cross your fingers - no power equals no heat!

[paranoidangel]

They really didn't think that through. I still can't believe that garages aren't standard, especially with all that space.

[selenay]

This morning I am very resentful about the lack of garage. There was freezing rain. My car is a block of ice and is going to take forever to get the windows clear enough to see through :-(

Garages are a rare luxury here, which seems ridiculous when there's so much building space.

When I move out of this house, I'm going into an apartment with underground parking.

[emmzzi]

BEAUTIFUl pita :)

[selenay]

That was definitely a storm. Wow, what a storm.

I'm working from home today. The roads are still terrifying, from all accounts.