Tuesday, January 18, 2011

SLIPPERY DAY- THE BUILDING (AND CITY) WAS EMPTY

It was a slippery day today. The ice/snow mix always creates havoc here. But in all honesty, it is actually treacherous to walk just two blocks to get to work because there is no salt on the sidewalks that early in the morning. Along with the ice comes the option to arrive to work two hours after the usual start time. You better believe that every federal employee is either on the phone, tweeting, or checking the Internet to see if the federal government is opened or closed on days like this. The option of not going to work never occurred to us "up north." You simply set your alarm earlier and went without even thinking twice about it. But, the side streets, roads, and the expectation that neighbors clear their sidewalks was a given there.  People around here aren't as responsive to clearing their sidewalks, regardless if it is a little ice, or a few inches of snow.

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