Day 19 – Waiting With Friends

Jan 20, 2011 by Rochelle

It never fails, at some point during the winter (or spring), meteorologists will totally underestimate a storm and we will be hit with a few inches of snow in a short amount of time right before the evening commute. The last time this happened I went on a terrifying THREE hour journey for what is usually a fifteen minute drive.

This sort of storm happened today and so I dreaded that drive home. We left as early as we could (around four), but even getting to the car took longer than it should, and getting off campus took a half hour. While I had brought along a lot of snacks and water and such, it was looking dreadfully slow. My friend David called us and said that he was heading back to work to eat something and wait it out until traffic ceased. Since we had basically gotten no where, we decided to do the same.

It was the best decision ever. While our poor co-workers spent two to three hours in their cars we got to hang out and eat and watch some stand up (that’s my iMac that I brought in the conference room since I didn’t have my laptop).

David monitored the traffic reports and when it looked better, we hit the road. It took at most 30 minutes to get home, but we were moving the entire time and it was so much better, particularly because Mike’s tires were spinning a lot whenever he had to start from a stopped position.

I heard from one co-worker that he stopped too to eat dinner and get a haircut. That cracked me up.

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