@hchavers Yep. Since we all got the ability to work from home we’re expected to do so. Gone are the days of an “inclement weather” charge number. Work the time, make up the time that week, work extra next week and flextime the hours back or take vacation. It’s taken the anticipation and wonder out of snow days.
@DavidChurchRN@kittykat9180
Living in Central Alabama snow is rarely a problem. When it was, a couple of the folks in the C-suite had Jeeps and they would run around collecting employees to make sure they could get up that last relatively steep hill leading to our hospital.
@chienfou@MrGoodGuy
That’s what I was gonna say but I live in Michigan, we just drive through the storm to get it. It has to be a pretty outrageous amount of snow to or ice to keep people off the roads here.
Oh no. Now I have to slog through all this goddamn snow to do chores. Oh no. The big chicken run collapsed. Oh no. I have to try to clear a foot of snow off my truck and then drive on our gravel road that doesn’t get plowed. I hate snow. (this was my reaction just yesterday when it snowed for 24 hours)
@Kyeh@therealjrn Normally it wouldn’t be quite so bad, but my husband is out of town for a work thing, so I’m having to deal with a lot more than usual. This is when being disabled and chronically ill is especially shitty. I do have a guy taking care of the chickens, ducks and sheep, but his little car can’t handle our road in the snow, so I had to take care of the critters myself. Then I had to dig my truck out and go get him so he could take my husband’s big truck to be able to get here the rest of the week. Did I mention I hate snow? Ugh.
@Kyeh@therealjrn Yep. And this is usually the week I put up our trees and other decorations in the house, but nothing has gotten done because I’m too worn out and hurting.
@Kyeh@Pony@therealjrn
Sorry pony. Maybe if you rest a couple of days you’ll have energy (and feel well enough) to do it by Monday. I totally get the chronic pain though, cold doesn’t help it.
Clearly, I am traveling in foreign parts. I will improvise.
I will note that “snowed in” where I live is any measurable amount at all. On the occasions when we’ve actually had enough to stick and form ice on the overpasses, the whole city has shut down.
@macromeh yeah I was hoping to get my skis out this season but I’m doubtful. The cost at Meadows makes me nauseous and it’s my favorite place to shred the gnar. Timberline is lovely and definitely has easier runs so maybe we will take the kids up there. Two just got snowboards from a local sports locker so let’s just keep our fingers crossed that the snow starts to fall up there. My wallet won’t be upset if it doesn’t.
I live in the foothills of the Oregon Cascade Range. Lots of trees lining the road and overhead power lines ready to be knocked down. So it’s time to get out the generator and make sure it’s fueled up and ready to use.
[I have referenced this before. In mid-Alabama now, but can still relate from my time living in International Falls.]
December 8 - 6:00 PM
It started to snow.
The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven.
It looked like a Grandma Moses Print.
So romantic we felt like newlyweds again.
I love snow!
December 9
We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape.
What a fantastic sight!
Can there be a lovelier place in the whole world?
Moving here was the best idea I’ve ever had!
Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again.
I did both our driveway and the sidewalks.
This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again.
What a perfect life!
December 12
The sun has melted all our lovely snow.
Such a disappointment!
My neighbor tells me not to worry- we’ll definitely have a white Christmas.
No snow on Christmas would be awful!
John says we’ll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I’ll never want to see snow again
I don’t think that’s possible.
John is such a nice man, I’m glad he’s our neighbor.
December 14
Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night.
The temperature dropped to -20.
The cold makes everything sparkle so.
The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks.
This is the life!
The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again.
I didn’t realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I’ll certainly get back in shape this way.
I wish l wouldn’t huff and puff so.
December 15
20 inches forecast.
Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer.
Bought snow tires for the wife’s car and 2 extra shovels.
Stocked the freezer.
The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out.
I think that’s silly.
We aren’t in Alaska, after all.
December 16
Ice storm this morning.
Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt.
Hurt like hell.
The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.
December 17
Still way below freezing.
Roads are too icy to go anywhere.
Electricity was off for 5 hours.
I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm.
Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her.
Guess I should’ve bought a wood stove, but won’t admit it to her.
God I hate it when she’s right.
I can’t believe I’m freezing to death in my own living room.
December 20
Electricity’s back on, but had another 14 inches of the damn stuff last night.
More shoveling!
Took all day.
The damn snowplow came by twice.
Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they’re too busy playing hockey.
I think they’re lying.
Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they’re out.
Might have another shipment in March.
I think they’re lying.
John says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me.
I think he’s lying.
December 22
John was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white sh-t fell today, and it’s so cold, it probably won’t melt till August.
Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to go pee.
By the time I got undressed, went to the bathroom and dressed again, I was too tired to shovel.
Tried to hire John who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter, but he says he’s too busy. I think the a–hole is lying.
December 23
Only 2 inches of snow today
And it warmed up to 0.
The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning.
What is she, nuts?!!
Why didn’t she tell me to do that a month ago?
She says she did but I think she’s lying.
December 24
6 inches - Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel.
Thought I was having a heart attack.
If I ever catch the son of a b-tch who drives that snow plow, I’ll drag him through the snow and beat him to death with my broken shovel.
I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I’ve just been!
Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplow.
December 25
Merry freaking Christmas!
20 more inches of the damn slop tonight -Snowed in.
The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil.
God, I hate the snow!
Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel.
The wife says I have a bad attitude.
I think she’s an idiot.
If I have to watch “It’s A Wonderful Life” one more time, I’m going to stuff her into the microwave.
December 26
Still snowed in.
Why the hell did I ever move here?
It was all HER idea.
She’s really getting on my nerves.
December 27
Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze; plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.
December 28
Warmed up to above -20.
Still snowed in.
My wife is driving me crazy!!!
December 29
10 more inches.
John says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in.
That’s the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?
December 30
Roof caved in.
I beat up the snow plow driver, and now he is suing me for a million dollars.
The wife went home to her mother.
Nine more inches predicted.
December 31
I set fire to what’s left of the house.
No more shoveling.
January 8
Feel so good.
I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?
@Pony@ratman I’ve seen the videos of what happens when it snows in the 'burbs that have hills. There’s something almost ballet-like about a city bus sliding down the street at an angle with eight or nine cars piled up in front of it and shifting around for position.
@ratman@werehatrack Yeah- when it snows in Seattle, it tends to be extremely icy and slippery as snot. It’s a stone bitch to get around in. I’d still take that over Colorado’s regular snowmageddons any day.
This place is in a lot of trouble!
Yay! I’m going to sleep all day!
@chuckf1 anyone else is Snow Daying wrong.
@chuckf1 this should have been the #1 option
@chuckf1 Maybe briefly waking up to make some cocoa. And then more sleep.
Hell has frozen over and very many people are going to die because nobody here would have a clue how to drive in it.
@Cerridwyn the farther south you the worst it gets! But of course if you are in Hell, Michigan you don’t worry about it as it has Frozen
over! 
Yay! I’m going to doom scroll all day!
@Ignorant You need to fix your algorithm. I only cute scroll.
@Fuzzalini facts
Wow, look at all that snow. Now, back to work.
@hchavers Agreed. I work from home, which has many benefits. This is not one of them.
@hchavers Yep. Since we all got the ability to work from home we’re expected to do so. Gone are the days of an “inclement weather” charge number. Work the time, make up the time that week, work extra next week and flextime the hours back or take vacation. It’s taken the anticipation and wonder out of snow days.
Yeah, still have to go to work lol
@DavidChurchRN
My roommate is a nurse. Hospitals don’t stop on account of snow.
@DavidChurchRN @kittykat9180
Living in Central Alabama snow is rarely a problem. When it was, a couple of the folks in the C-suite had Jeeps and they would run around collecting employees to make sure they could get up that last relatively steep hill leading to our hospital.
@MrGoodGuy BMT EMERGENCY
@MrGoodGuy @therealjrn
Yep… That’s how it works locally!
12 Hours Later …
@MrGoodGuy
… But this is MY starting point now that I’m retired!
@chienfou @MrGoodGuy
That’s what I was gonna say but I live in Michigan, we just drive through the storm to get it. It has to be a pretty outrageous amount of snow to or ice to keep people off the roads here.
Time to start Metroid Prime 4: Beyond!
@PooltoyWolf
Which inflatable goes with snow?
/giphy “inflatable snow”
@f00l Any inflatable really, but wolves in particular look great in the snow. I’d show you, but…Florida.
Oh no. Now I have to slog through all this goddamn snow to do chores. Oh no. The big chicken run collapsed. Oh no. I have to try to clear a foot of snow off my truck and then drive on our gravel road that doesn’t get plowed. I hate snow. (this was my reaction just yesterday when it snowed for 24 hours)
@Pony Oh NO!!!
@Pony
OH NO!!
@Kyeh @therealjrn Normally it wouldn’t be quite so bad, but my husband is out of town for a work thing, so I’m having to deal with a lot more than usual. This is when being disabled and chronically ill is especially shitty. I do have a guy taking care of the chickens, ducks and sheep, but his little car can’t handle our road in the snow, so I had to take care of the critters myself. Then I had to dig my truck out and go get him so he could take my husband’s big truck to be able to get here the rest of the week. Did I mention I hate snow? Ugh.
@Kyeh Ugh {{{@Pony}}}
@Pony @therealjrn
It’s a shame that THIS is the week he’s gone, because it’s supposed to be in the 50s next week!
@Kyeh @therealjrn Yep. And this is usually the week I put up our trees and other decorations in the house, but nothing has gotten done because I’m too worn out and hurting.
@Kyeh @Pony @therealjrn
Sorry pony. Maybe if you rest a couple of days you’ll have energy (and feel well enough) to do it by Monday. I totally get the chronic pain though, cold doesn’t help it.
I’ll find out tomorrow.
@sammydog01 keep us updated.
@kittykat9180 We have three inches of snow and the roads are slushy. All hell has broken out and I’m guarding my gallon of milk with my life.
Clearly, I am traveling in foreign parts. I will improvise.
I will note that “snowed in” where I live is any measurable amount at all. On the occasions when we’ve actually had enough to stick and form ice on the overpasses, the whole city has shut down.
@werehatrack That has been my Floridian experience also.
What’s snow? It snowed here once 40 years ago and it was just a light dusting.
No snow here so no worries.
Oh, no, my employer will still expect me to come to work today!
Oooh isn’t it pretty!
Except for the parts you have to shovel or drive on.
Boo on those.
Hope I don’t lose power!
/giphy cold dark night
Is it snowman snow or snow cream snow?
Inquiring minds need to know.
/giphy snow cream
Yay! I get to figure out why my MTS email is not working.
What is “Snowed-In”? (Florida Boy
) Sounds like the End of the world… Guess we would have to get drunk, or start praying!
@ETFrisco Not sure about Florida but in Houston snowed-in means flakes are falling from the sky. Accumulation is not required.
@cbatte @ETFrisco
Central AL works that way too.
Go outside and act like a child.
Unless the power goes down. I work from home. So, meh
Snow changes nothing. I’m100% work from home.
Just another day in retirement. But this one has a little extra decoration.
Now I’ve gotta shovel that white stuff off the driveway, and still work because of remote working…
It doesn’t matter because I WFH anyway (and don’t have kids).
I’ll watch the snow fall while I work.
But we did get some snow Wednesday night.
Walk or play in the snow!
Just came here to be another person who would find being “snowed in” to be a life-threatening scenario for most people who live where I do.
We have an atmospheric river but no snow. Well I’m sure My Hood is getting blanketed but we rarely get snow round these parts.
@sillyheathen That must be one big blanket!
@sillyheathen From what I hear on the news, Mt. Hood ski resorts are reporting minimal snow so far this season and are desperately hoping for more.
@macromeh yeah I was hoping to get my skis out this season but I’m doubtful. The cost at Meadows makes me nauseous and it’s my favorite place to shred the gnar.
Timberline is lovely and definitely has easier runs so maybe we will take the kids up there. Two just got snowboards from a local sports locker so let’s just keep our fingers crossed that the snow starts to fall up there. My wallet won’t be upset if it doesn’t. 
I live in the foothills of the Oregon Cascade Range. Lots of trees lining the road and overhead power lines ready to be knocked down. So it’s time to get out the generator and make sure it’s fueled up and ready to use.
[I have referenced this before. In mid-Alabama now, but can still relate from my time living in International Falls.]
December 8 - 6:00 PM
It started to snow.
The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven.
It looked like a Grandma Moses Print.
So romantic we felt like newlyweds again.
I love snow!
December 9
We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape.
What a fantastic sight!
Can there be a lovelier place in the whole world?
Moving here was the best idea I’ve ever had!
Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a boy again.
I did both our driveway and the sidewalks.
This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again.
What a perfect life!
December 12
The sun has melted all our lovely snow.
Such a disappointment!
My neighbor tells me not to worry- we’ll definitely have a white Christmas.
No snow on Christmas would be awful!
John says we’ll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I’ll never want to see snow again
I don’t think that’s possible.
John is such a nice man, I’m glad he’s our neighbor.
December 14
Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night.
The temperature dropped to -20.
The cold makes everything sparkle so.
The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks.
This is the life!
The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again.
I didn’t realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I’ll certainly get back in shape this way.
I wish l wouldn’t huff and puff so.
December 15
20 inches forecast.
Sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer.
Bought snow tires for the wife’s car and 2 extra shovels.
Stocked the freezer.
The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out.
I think that’s silly.
We aren’t in Alaska, after all.
December 16
Ice storm this morning.
Fell on my ass on the ice in the driveway putting down salt.
Hurt like hell.
The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.
December 17
Still way below freezing.
Roads are too icy to go anywhere.
Electricity was off for 5 hours.
I had to pile the blankets on to stay warm.
Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her.
Guess I should’ve bought a wood stove, but won’t admit it to her.
God I hate it when she’s right.
I can’t believe I’m freezing to death in my own living room.
December 20
Electricity’s back on, but had another 14 inches of the damn stuff last night.
More shoveling!
Took all day.
The damn snowplow came by twice.
Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they’re too busy playing hockey.
I think they’re lying.
Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they’re out.
Might have another shipment in March.
I think they’re lying.
John says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me.
I think he’s lying.
December 22
John was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white sh-t fell today, and it’s so cold, it probably won’t melt till August.
Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to go pee.
By the time I got undressed, went to the bathroom and dressed again, I was too tired to shovel.
Tried to hire John who has a plow on his truck for the rest of the winter, but he says he’s too busy. I think the a–hole is lying.
December 23
Only 2 inches of snow today
And it warmed up to 0.
The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning.
What is she, nuts?!!
Why didn’t she tell me to do that a month ago?
She says she did but I think she’s lying.
December 24
6 inches - Snow packed so hard by snowplow, l broke the shovel.
Thought I was having a heart attack.
If I ever catch the son of a b-tch who drives that snow plow, I’ll drag him through the snow and beat him to death with my broken shovel.
I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I’ve just been!
Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplow.
December 25
Merry freaking Christmas!
20 more inches of the damn slop tonight -Snowed in.
The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil.
God, I hate the snow!
Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel.
The wife says I have a bad attitude.
I think she’s an idiot.
If I have to watch “It’s A Wonderful Life” one more time, I’m going to stuff her into the microwave.
December 26
Still snowed in.
Why the hell did I ever move here?
It was all HER idea.
She’s really getting on my nerves.
December 27
Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze; plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.
December 28
Warmed up to above -20.
Still snowed in.
My wife is driving me crazy!!!
December 29
10 more inches.
John says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in.
That’s the silliest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?
December 30
Roof caved in.
I beat up the snow plow driver, and now he is suing me for a million dollars.
The wife went home to her mother.
Nine more inches predicted.
December 31
I set fire to what’s left of the house.
No more shoveling.
January 8
Feel so good.
I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?
@chienfou ROFL!!! D*mn, why do I live in Florida? That sounds AWESOME!
VAN GOGH! MANGO! TANGO! AWESOME!
I shovel and go to work
I mean I’m going to work from home like every other day.
Until someone at brightspeed coughs in my general direction and takes the Internet down for a day. Watch zombieland on bluray for the 100th time.
Then I’m going to try to buy more bandwidth on my phone before it’s Internet runs out, while it’s app lies to me/refuses to take my money.
Then I’m gonna dig out to go to a hotel cause deployment, slide into a ditch… Etc etc
Not a thing in Seattle.
@ratman Just one of the millions of reasons I miss my hometown.
@Pony @ratman I’ve seen the videos of what happens when it snows in the 'burbs that have hills. There’s something almost ballet-like about a city bus sliding down the street at an angle with eight or nine cars piled up in front of it and shifting around for position.
@ratman @werehatrack Yeah- when it snows in Seattle, it tends to be extremely icy and slippery as snot. It’s a stone bitch to get around in. I’d still take that over Colorado’s regular snowmageddons any day.