The news tells us to expect our power to go out. I can't tell how seriously to take them, but 10k homes were without power this morning for several hours.
Riley: No pulse. Anya: Yup. The space lamb got 'im.
'Never Leave Me'
Spike's Bitches 46: Don't I get a cookie?
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Deena - Feb 01, 2011 1:30:19 pm PST #14517 of 30000
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Hil R. - Feb 01, 2011 1:31:29 pm PST #14518 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I got home safe. The roads are pretty icy. I really hope they're better tomorrow, but I doubt it.
Anne W. - Feb 01, 2011 1:37:13 pm PST #14519 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Erin! Did you see that they closed down Hwy 70 through most of Missouri?
Strix - Feb 01, 2011 1:48:29 pm PST #14520 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I did, Anne. Pretty much from east KC to St. Louis. Crazy, huh?
I haven't heard about any power outages in KC, and that is all I wanted from this storm -- don't lose power!
I have gotten a bunch of grading done, and cleaned my kitchen. I hope to get the rest of the grading done tomorrow, and my bedroom and my closet cleaned!
If we are out Thursday, which seems increasingly likely, as it will be -10 for the low and 9 for the high, with decent wind chills AND I don't think the roads will be clear enough, I hope to get some laundry done.
Maybe I will make pumpkin cookies tonight. That would warm up the kitchen, and I could clean up after dinner without freezing.
Hil R. - Feb 01, 2011 1:58:13 pm PST #14521 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I've got dinner in the oven. Brussels sprouts and garlic and chickpeas, with olive oil and lemon and oregano. It smells good.
Calli - Feb 01, 2011 2:07:57 pm PST #14522 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Shir, that dismissal of your lived experience sounds incredibly frustrating. I'm sorry the men who expect your support are unwilling to even acknowledge the need for them to support your safety in return.
Daniel, I hope the sciatica is improving.
WindSparrow - Feb 01, 2011 2:08:08 pm PST #14523 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
If they try to make tomorrow a 2 hour delay and the roads are as bad as they're expected to be, my kids are staying home anyway.
I don't blame you. And who in heck decided that 2 days was a rational number of snow days? Cleveland gets more snow per year than Minneapolis, on average, and certainly this is not an average year, for anyone. (Are you in the Snow Belt?) Also, just how much does it cost to extend the school year in summer to make up for those extra days, that schools would rather risk children's lives than do the extensions?
Typo Boy - Feb 01, 2011 2:16:15 pm PST #14524 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I agree with everyone who says 2 snow days a year is absurd. And stay safe and warm to everyone during the latest snowpacalypse. All the posting so far sound extremely scary.
meara - Feb 01, 2011 2:42:21 pm PST #14525 of 30000
Well, plus isn't there some point at which, if a certain number of their students don't show up, they don't get paid by the state for the day?
SailAweigh - Feb 01, 2011 3:14:14 pm PST #14526 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
The governor here just declared a snow state of emergency and has the National Guard on alert. My university is closed tomorrow, so I'm staying home. Yay!