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Monica ([personal profile] cellio) wrote2002-12-11 09:46 am
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The sound of sleet hitting glass, the car roof, and even snow is kind of pretty, if you don't think too hard about being out in it. :-)

This morning the view from my windows did not match the litany of accidents coming from the radio. I wasn't sure whether to try to work from home (which I'm not really set up for -- got to get them to give me access and teach me about VPN and stuff) or just drive in and assume that the city roads would be ok. I opted for driving in.

My patio, which I have to cross to get to the garage, is a pretty good indicator of the state of the roads in Schenley Park: both are exposed and neither will ever see a plow or salt. The patio was quite slippery, so I decided to take the longer, safer, more-travelled route to work. It took 45 minutes, which is longer than it would in good weather but not as bad as I feared it might be.

The roads I travelled were basically fine. Everyone was being sane; no one was being reckless or over-cautious. I didn't witness any traction problems (or is that "gription"? :-) ).

The roads, sidewalks, and parking lots I had to cross at this end were pretty bad, though. I hope we get that high temperature near 40 like we're supposed to. Otherwise, coming to work may turn out to have been a mistake. There's a lot of water on the roads, and what's coming down is currently coming down in chunks, not drops.

[identity profile] alice-curiouser.livejournal.com 2002-12-11 09:40 am (UTC)(link)
One must always have good gription, to avoid slidage. :-P

Be careful!