Battening Down the Hatches
Feb. 8th, 2019 08:15 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
qosAn actual Seattle Snowpocalypse is expected to hit today shortly after noon, with perhaps up to 9" of snow in some places. Again, the existence of numerous microclimates around the Puget Sound means every weather forecast gets a Your Mileage May Vary disclaimer. My work colleague and I were going to be at the office until the first flakes hit Mt. Vernon (40 or so miles north of us), but I've got a serious sore throat, so I'm working from home this morning and will for the duration.
I brought FoxGirl home with me last night so we can ride it through together. And if the power goes out, I'll have someone to snuggle with under the covers.
If we *do* lose power, we will need to head somewhere else as soon as the roads are safe, because I live in an apartment and don't have a fireplace. Fortunately her dad's house (the duplex we once shared after our separation) has never lost power in the almost twenty years its been in the family, so we could take refuge there, and my mom and aunt live about ten miles away (on the east side of Lake Washington). I'm not terribly worried, since I haven't lost power here before, but this is the biggest weather event we've had since I've moved in, and there are high winds forecast along with the snow.
Most of all, I'm grateful that I'm a salaried worker and that I can do my job offsite. Unlike a lot of people, I won't need to burn vacation time or take a pay hit if I can't make it into the office.
I brought FoxGirl home with me last night so we can ride it through together. And if the power goes out, I'll have someone to snuggle with under the covers.
If we *do* lose power, we will need to head somewhere else as soon as the roads are safe, because I live in an apartment and don't have a fireplace. Fortunately her dad's house (the duplex we once shared after our separation) has never lost power in the almost twenty years its been in the family, so we could take refuge there, and my mom and aunt live about ten miles away (on the east side of Lake Washington). I'm not terribly worried, since I haven't lost power here before, but this is the biggest weather event we've had since I've moved in, and there are high winds forecast along with the snow.
Most of all, I'm grateful that I'm a salaried worker and that I can do my job offsite. Unlike a lot of people, I won't need to burn vacation time or take a pay hit if I can't make it into the office.
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