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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.
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.