All day yesterday, you predicted– nay, promised!– 20 cm of snow for us here today, which would later change to rain.
You gave everyone hope.
Hope for a school cancellation. A day to relax at home and do our work in our pyjamas. A day to drink hot chocolate 19 times and not have to wait for a bell before going pee.
I didn’t stay up late, though– I didn’t want to jinx things– I went to bed at 9:30 as usual. But all night I kept waking up and squinting out the window “Did the snow start yet? Did it?”… although it never had. “That’s good,” I would think. “If it starts closer to 4 or 5 am then it’s worse because the plows can’t clear it all off in time”.
Alarm rang at 5:30. Looked outside. Nothing.
Environment Canada! Why hast thou forsaken me?
The radio is now reporting that we will get 10 cm. of snow, which will then turn to rain, bla bla bla. NOT GOOD ENOUGH, ENVIRONMENT!
Oh, I hear you – drove to M-town late last night thinking I wouldn’t be able to get here today. And the snow is JUST starting now… ERG
Yes, the snow is both lateand evil. Consider me unimpressed.
UPDATE: They sent us home one hour earlier than usual.
Woop dee doo. They should have sent us home at noon before the big freezing rain storm started but whatever to the decision-making guy.
At least you still have the hope for a snowday…
In Alaska, they laugh. They MIGHT cancel school if the whole town is FLOODED, but not if its just a little (read: 4 feet) of SNOW!
And they said teachers were dedicated.
Dedicated Shmedicated! I had to drive in that crap! We were sliding all over the roads! One school bus ended up in the ditch! It’s all for the safety of the CHILDREN.
(plus I wanted to sleep in. Just SLEEP IN FOR ONE HOUR. And do work in my pyjama! You can’t do that at school)