Tag Archive for 'ice'

November 29, 2006

To answer my own question from yesterday, I saw one (1) snow plow today! However, it didn’t appear near our workplace until 5:15 PM. The good thing is that it did two rounds. I don’t think it helped much, as there was plenty of black ice forming after it left (they forgot to spray sand!).
I [...]

November 28, 2006

I decided to drive a FWD car to work today.
It didn’t help much.
Roads were still slippery today, especially intersections. Black ice was plentiful. The smell of burnt rubber was in the air.
I didn’t see a single snow plow during my commute this morning and this evening. The local paper reported that the city [...]

November 27, 2006

It all started at 7:57 this morning.
I took a peek outside. No cars. Over a foot of snow (44 cm to be exact).
Tentative probability of work today: 0%.
I walked downstairs to text message a few of my buddies from work. The response was expected: ‘No, I’m not going in.’
I debated and then decided to [...]