Snow Day

Growing up in San Diego, we never missed any days due to inclement weather. I mean, let's be honest, nothing ever happens in San Diego weather wise. When we get rain, everyone overreacts because they don't understand how something wet can be falling from the sky, but this does not keep us from attending school. In fact, the only event I can recall keeping kids home are the wildfires, and that's because it isn't healthy to be out breathing in the air full of smoke and ash, even just to get to an from school. I never had one of those days because the bad wildfires happened post-high school graduation, and so never forced school to close while I was in attendance.

This is my first experience with a snow day, and man is it great. I was supposed to work on Sunday, but with the transportation system of DC shut down, there was no way to make it in. Still, I don't truly consider that a snow day since it was the weekend. However, tomorrow is Wednesday. I am supposed to work, but once again, thanks to big ass snowstorm numero dos in less than a week, no buses will be running in the District. This means I can't make it to work. Oh darn. Half of the streets of DC are still covered in snow from the last storm, so this one on top of all that ice and slush just makes the roads too dangerous to be out on. Even walking in the leftovers is dangerous, so this on top of that, well, you understand.

DC's reaction is ridiculous though. I mean, the District just completely shuts down. Apparently these snowstorms are the worst many people have ever seen, and I'm talking about people from Pennsylvania and Maine. So that on top of DC's ineptness with snow in general? Can we spell fiasco? DC is just not prepared to deal with this much snow. Schools are closed, the local government is closed, the Federal government is closed, the metro isn't running above ground, the buses aren't running, streets aren't getting plowed, etc. It is just a mess. In fact, its like San Diegans with rain, kind of a WTF is going on situation.

No complaints from me though, as I have a paper I am supposed to be writing. This gives me the perfect opportunity to procrastinate a bit more and go back to reading my pleasure book. Its about a serial killer, and is much more entertaining than how racial prejudice and the media have a role in characterizing drugs.

Happy Snow Day!