Kathy, I would keep an eye on things and plan to leave earlier if it starts really hitting.
I WFH on Tuesdays anyway, but for my department anyway, we decided to send everyone home at noon or as soon as it starts to fall, and for everyone to plan to stay home tomorrow.
I have food and beer and shit, but I didn't really think about potential power outages. I wonder what I should do to try to be prepared for that. I can probably rustle up some candles and a flashlight or two.
Almost out of cat chow too, I just noticed. But I can walk to that store when I take the dog out later. If it's crazy out I will try to get video at the dog park.
Mid-South-istas: How do driving conditions look for tomorrow in your part of the country?
Our friends K and S plan to travel from Dallas to DC for temporary work details. They're driving so they can bring their two (large) dogs along, but they're worried about weather. The direct route involves going through Arkansas to Memphis, then I-40 across Tennessee to Knoxville or so and up I-81.
Should they worry?
(DC, by the way, has wimped out on this storm again.)
Power outages are much more likely if there's above-ground power lines, right?
It's sort of weird that none of the recent storms has really hit here. Every time that nearby places get a ton of snow, we get a few inches.
Power outages are much more likely if there's above-ground power lines, right?
Yes, and especially if there are a lot of old, large trees around.
Dallas/Ft. Worth airport is already shut down, so they're getting something down that way.
We had sleet and some snow, but now everything is just frozen. I am WFH, but Jon has to go in at 1, and I really wish he didn't.
All the schools are closed here. Pretty windy and apparently a decent layer of ice on the roads with just a dusting of snow. I am not going out, because people here have no clue how to drive in it and there is no structure for sanding or salting. At 5:30 the radio listed 10 wrecks already on the roads and I think that was just Dallas, not even mentioning any in Ft. Worth.
If the power goes out, I'll be getting cold at home, but at least I have some really old candles in one of my drawers that I can pull out. I don't know if I have any matches, but I do know one of my neighbors (the one who works in my office cafeteria) is a smoker, so I can trot down to his apartment and get a light, I'm sure.
I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I won't have to do that, though. My favorite thing to do on snow days is to make some hot tea, bundle up under my afghan, and cross stitch while watching mind-numbing daytime tv, all of which (except for the bundling up part) require electricity.
Is your stove gas, Kathy?
I should probably shower and wash the dishes and shit while I know I still have hot water.
