The Storm after the Calm

In spite of the dire predictions, Tuesday morning seemed okay when I left the house. I did have to laugh when I backed out of the drive as the broken WetJet I had leaned on the trash can was gone. Come on people! If it worked, I wouldn’t have put it out there!

But, I noticed a significant weather change when I went to the building next door at about 9:30 AM. The wind had risen and was coming hard from the east.

I did take my morning walk outside, but regretted wearing the light jacket I pulled out of the closet when I saw it was 37 degrees F. at 6:30 AM.

As I think I said, they said the more it rains, the less accumulating snow we will get. They also said it would start raining after 1:00 PM. Well, they lied about that part, at least.

I say that because it was raining when I left work at lunch. With the wind, it was nasty out and I would have just stayed at work, except I had to get a prescription from CVS for meds that I was out of.

Since I was there anyway, I popped in and got some chicken fried rice for my lunch. Before I left home, I switched coats and added my scarf, gloves and hat.

Back at work, the rain continued until about 4:00 PM, when it switched to ice pellets. You could see (and hear) them hitting the window and slowly sliding down.

My boss sent two people, who have a long drive north, home at 4:30 PM. I suggested she also send Vicky home. She lives in Detroit and since the storm is moving from the south to the north, she would have a rough time of it before they would. So, she did. I told her that Matt (who lives at 5 Mile and Merriman) and I could handle it and she should probably go as well (she has a hike to go home, too). So she did. It’s nice to have a boss who listens to your suggestions!

So, we closed up shop at 5:00 PM. I shut off the lights and locked the door. I then carefully slid on the ice out to my car. I had debated whether it would be safer driving on surface streets or the expressway, but decided the expressway would have been continually traveled and gets the salt first, so I took the expressway home (slowly). It was still sleet at that point. Slip-sliding away, I finally got home.

By the time I got in, changed clothes and treated the cats, the sleet had changed to big, puffy snowflakes. I watched the news, more for the weather than the news. I already told my boss that if it was as bad as they say it might get, I wouldn’t be in tomorrow. I am not about to try and shovel six inches of heavy wet snow!

I warmed up two burger patties for dinner, but this time I put on mayo, lettuce, the burger, tomato, bacon and mustard. It was very good, but very filling.

I watched some TV after the news ended, but was disheartened to find I had watched the last episode of Luther! Aurgghh!! I shut the TV off in disgust.

I went into the living room, turned on the fireplace and sat on the couch. I read a magazine that came in the mail today and watched it snow. Since I didn’t have to go out in it, it was quite lovely. I went to bed just after 11:30 PM