Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Working in a Winter Wonderland

6-8: The additional inches of snow we're expected to get by the end of the day.

Nearly every school in Butler county was closed today because of the snow. There were hardly any cars on the road this morning. I know this because the Shared Harvest Foodbank doesn't shut its doors for trivial things like fierce winter storms.

The reason being is that Shared Harvest is considered an emergency service, so even if there's a level 4 snow emergency going on out there, we still have to show up to work. Which makes sense, really. What doesn't make sense is why some of the other businesses on our street are still resolutely shoveling their sidewalks, only to have to shovel them again in a half hour. I just can't see people braving this storm to go out and buy boating accessories right now.

Well, the good news is that it is absolutely gorgeous outside. It's snowing like crazy, the ground is covered in a sheet of white, and the trees are sparkling with ice.

The bad news is that I don't face the window at work, so this is what I'll be looking at today:

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