Housebound

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

Gosh, remember when we were kids and inclement weather was something to be rejoiced?

I'm obviously still there!

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by tracilicious

I'm obviously still there!

I have to go to Disneyland to be a kid again.........

You know though, the Ice does look much better know that I am home and have no worries of work for the rest of the weekend. I shouldn't try to play the martyr and go out in this stuff but instead just stay home and enjoy it next time.....next time I will(hold me to it, lest I change my mind)

My Christmas lights are still on the house, maybe I will turn them on just for the fun of it...

[Jazzman]

I made it to work this morning around 9:30 at VanMall and was shocked to find it busy! I asked a few of my customers and they actually said that they had figured that the mall would be slow because of the ice, so they'd check it out. Hello!!! ODOT, WSDOT, Washington State patrol; everyone were issuing official warnings to stay off the roads unless it was absolutely necessary, and these idiots went freaking shopping! They disgusted me even more than our mall General Manager, who decided to keep the mall open normal hours because he made it in okay. I finally decided, screw it, and told my closers to stay home and shut my store early (as did nearly everyone else.) I just don't think it's worth it to jeopardize my employees’ safety just to keep the store open. As it was, when I left at 5:30 my car was covered in ice sickles and the temp was shooting downward. Everyone who went to the mall today is absolutely retarded.

F-in ridiculous. All of them.

I really feel for the people who's managers wouldn't let them close early. They had to brave both the frozen roads at 10:00 pm, and all of the idiot drivers out on them.

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by Jazzman

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I really feel for the people who's managers wouldn't let them close early. They had to brave both the frozen roads at 10:00 pm, and all of the idiot drivers out on them.

I was an idiot manager today....but I came in alone and closed before 4.(think I like to play the martyr)..........never again.

[sleepyjeff]

Originally Posted by tracilicious

Being snowed in sounds so fun! Of course, I'm in Arizona, so anything involving snow sounds fun. Enjoy it!

I love snow too......but we didn't get any

We had a temp inversion complicated by heavy winds funneled into our area by the Columbia River Gorge. The net effect is warm air aloft melting the snow long before it touches the ground but then it re-freezes just above surface level iciing up our whole world with no chance to make a snow man ...........it is 10 times more treacherous then any snow storm I have ever expeirenced(including a doozy we had last year at this time). Fortunatley, it is somewhat rare and they usually don't last too long.

What is really a bummer for the kids is that it is too dangerous to let them play in it(unless they have ice skates) and it happened on a Saturday so they had no school closed fun.

[Claire]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

We had a temp inversion complicated by heavy winds funneled into our area by the Columbia River Gorge. The net effect is warm air aloft melting the snow long before it touches the ground but then it re-freezes just above surface level iciing up our whole world

In lay person's terms: Ice Ice Baby...too cold.

[Baileykat]

Claire..that sucks!

Even though I'm jealous of your snow...it was a bright, sunny mid 60's day here! I really miss snow and cold weather!

Sorry your stuck in your house...which probably wouldn't be so bad if you weren't really stuck in your house! Friday I had to stay around most of the day waiting on a package from DHL (which I freakin hate!) and it drove me batty! But if I just stay home, it's so wonderful! But make me stay home, I revert into psycho chick!

Hugs and Latte wishes my friend!

[MickeyD]

Ugh! That sounds really sucky. It was cold here too, around 60. I really wished I had brought my jacket when we were walking home from the bar tonight. Kidding! But I am singing Ice Ice Baby in your honor in my head right now.

[Gn2Dlnd]

And I was bitching about ants!

[Matterhorn Fan]

Ugh, that sounds awful. Moving south was the best thing I ever did--I hate snow. If I were there, I'd've sprained both my ankles by now.

Stay safe.