Why am I here?

sibohan2005

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At work I mean. It is the worst storm of the year

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE AROUND 15 CENTIMETRES. STRONG GUSTY WINDS IS ALSO RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREAS SOUTH OF THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WARNING EXTENDING ACROSS EASTERN ONTARIO INCLUDING OTTAWA DUE TO A MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION INCLUDING FREEZING RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO BACK TO SOME PATCHY SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN AREAS. TRAVELLERS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION AND ALTER PLANS ACCORDINGLY. ENVIRONMENT CANADA WILL MONITOR THIS SITUATION CLOSELY AND THESE WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE ALTERED AS THE SITUATION DEVELOPS.

Most of the roads are snowpacked, slushy and icy, basically the most slippery you can get. 60 km/hr wind
This is what the radar shows and it's not nice
http://weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=XFT

They have never closed the office since I have worked here (2 years) and of course I am the receptionist so I have to be here unless they close so I guess I'm stuck.

I feel so bad for all those people in the states that have had tornadoes and things, so much damage and so much death. Is everyone getting this bad weather?
 

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I often asked myself the same question back in college when the president hasn't closed campus (and it was a commuter college until they built dorms in the 1980s) and the snow is getting deeper... Of course the president had a house only 2 blocks away with maintenance to dig him out and security to transport him!


One time it got so bad that when they did cancel classes at noon, most of the students had trouble getting out of the parking lot.

As for this weather system, we just got rain with no bad storms. It seem to go around us.
 

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Yeah, I had to come into Toronto today too
nasty nasty commute took forever!

My boss sent everyone else home yesterday early because they live further away than me but made me stay because someone has to be there (and I live on his way home and he has 4x4 so could get me home)

Thankfully it has passed over us and we are just left with a nice slushy mess and clean up


Now just next week's -20c temps to look forward to!
 
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