Author Topic: Horrible driving conditions in CT this morning (Read 5494 times)

FrankZappa · « **on:** February 14, 2007, 04:43:08 am »

Seriously, you have two options:
1. Leave RIGHT NOW for work
2. Call out and stay home.

Wow, bad drive in. It is deceiving because when you look out the window there is not much on the ground, but what is there is ALL ICE. Given I came in to work at 3:30 so the roads will probably be different for the morning commute, but it was still bad. I had to pull over 3 times to re-scrape my window because it just kept glazing over. That was with the defroster going full blast and the windshield wipers going. The few times I turned off the wipers it just started glazing back over. I probably should have pulled over more often to scrape but given the light amount of traffic at this time of day I was ok. It is a frozen mist>hail coming down so you don\'t even see it while driving. The good thing about my shift is there were only 5 other vehicles the entire commute. Everyone kept there distance, no issues. I can\'t imagine what the morning commute is going to be like. Leave early and keep your distance.

Safe travels.

wildcoyote · « **Reply #1 on:** February 14, 2007, 07:34:59 am »

It\'s still horrible @ 7:00am. I just did a round trip from New Haven to Orange to drop off my wife. Reports say it\'s going to be lousy all day. I get to hike to Darien later!

FrankZappa · « **Reply #2 on:** February 14, 2007, 07:53:15 am »

Quote from: wildcoyote;134671

I just did a round trip from New Haven to Orange to drop off my wife.

what a guy! :thumbsup:

melanie · « **Reply #3 on:** February 14, 2007, 08:00:46 am »

eek glad you made it. i bet it\'s worse when you go in because none of the plowers are out yet.

and thanks for the little extra worry for the day

i was just finishing complaining about these kids being home from school without a snowflake in sight. i dont understand why i cant drag their butts out of bed at 7am for school, but come snowday and they\'re up at 5:30 SCREAMING dancing watching tv eating and having a grand old time!

davepeck · « **Reply #4 on:** February 14, 2007, 08:14:52 am »

i had a tough commute this morning as well. i had to walk all the way to the living room from the bedroom in my pajamas. i had slept with my socks on, so the hall was a little slippery, but luckily i made it to my destination ok.

i love working from home.

crimsonknuckles · « **Reply #5 on:** February 14, 2007, 08:15:32 am »

horrible here in gloversville ny. no f\'in show for me tonight. #$%&!!! ladies i\'m single! yes, that is shocking. happy valentines day!!!!

FrankZappa · « **Reply #6 on:** February 14, 2007, 09:25:55 am »

Quote from: davepeck;134674

i had a tough commute this morning as well. i had to walk all the way to the living room from the bedroom in my pajamas. i had slept with my socks on, so the hall was a little slippery, but luckily i made it to my destination ok.

i love working from home.

here\'s a question: To do your job I would asume you need to be in contact with the office, run your computer, etc. What if you loose power? The laptop would last for a while, but your internet connection would go down, right? What would your bosses say in that situation?

davepeck · « **Reply #7 on:** February 14, 2007, 09:29:09 am »

Quote from: FrankZappa;134679

here\'s a question: To do your job I would asume you need to be in contact with the office, run your computer, etc. What if you loose power? The laptop would last for a while, but your internet connection would go down, right? What would your bosses say in that situation?

i dunno.. try to get to work? :shrug:

my entire department is working from home today..

FreeSpirit · « **Reply #8 on:** February 14, 2007, 09:38:05 am »

I got a day off from school today!!! I love being a teacher

Drew_Kingsley · « **Reply #9 on:** February 14, 2007, 09:50:22 am »

Quote from: melanie;134673

...come snowday and they\'re up at 5:30 SCREAMING dancing watching tv eating and having a grand old time!

Is it wrong that my house full of college seniors just did the same thing?

weekapaug19 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 14, 2007, 09:50:27 am »

very bad up in springfield this morning...the commute took an extra 35 minutes.

To all going to the show tonight, drive carefully and watch out for others

booztravlr · « **Reply #11 on:** February 14, 2007, 10:13:11 am »

syracuse is really bad too. we got between 16" and 20" dropped on us from midnight til 6am or so. really sucks that my \'lifting\' shovel broke on saturday cause all i have now is one of those wide pushing shovels. my back is all sore too. doctor says i need a backiatomy.

SkyePrizm · « **Reply #12 on:** February 14, 2007, 10:34:15 am »

I like to officially announce that Hamden at 10:30 am has not plowed or sanded my street yet. And I need water badly...I\'m out of bottled water and i hate tap water. i hate the taste. especially hamden tap water. I\'m about to drink a glass of it. If something happens to me, we all know why. its cause i drank the tap water.

its 10:30 am, do you know where your public works are?

Quote from: davepeck;134674

i had a tough commute this morning as well. i had to walk all the way to the living room from the bedroom in my pajamas. i had slept with my socks on, so the hall was a little slippery, but luckily i made it to my destination ok.

i love working from home.

hahaha, post of the day. that made me laugh!

Spacey · « **Reply #13 on:** February 14, 2007, 10:35:43 am »

I have to be in work by noon and then I get to leave at 9. Should be a great day of driving to work, based on the other peoples opinions and it should be a grand time getting to Hartford tonight.

Gfunk · « **Reply #14 on:** February 14, 2007, 10:39:05 am »

Quote from: SkyePrizm;134696

I like to officially announce that Hamden at 10:30 am has not plowed or sanded my street yet. And I need water badly...I\'m out of bottled water and i hate tap water. i hate the taste. especially hamden tap water. I\'m about to drink a glass of it. If something happens to me, we all know why. its cause i drank the tap water.

its 10:30 am, do you know where your public works are?

I drink Hamden tap water all the time, and i\'m ok. It aint NH well water thats for sure, but as a broke college kid, bottled water is too expensive, so i just deal with the taste. Oh, and I think there have been like at least 2 plows pass my house on circular since I\'ve been awake this morning.