It's November 1st. I had just gotten qualified as a
watchstander. I had gone into work for a
short day. Imagine my surprise when I
look at the security cameras (there are no windows) and see snow! Real, fluffy snow! When I leave, it's stopped but over
everything is an inch thick blanket of untouched lovely snow. I could hardly contain my excitement. I drove back to base as fast as I dared. Once I got back, I parked, threw open the
door and just started some odd combination of dancing and kicking snow up off
the ground. I made a snowball. I threw handfuls in the air. SNOW!
This was FUN!
Seeing as how I had been up for about 36 hours at that point, I decided I would sleep first, then go play. I was very surprised when I woke up and saw that this lovely white fluffy was now all brown and dirty. The plow had cleared it all away! No more playing in the snow today, but I knew there would be more days to come. I also needed snow boots, so I took care of that the next day.
Then it happened. Lots of snow. And by lots I mean 3 inches. And I had to drive to work in it while it was still coming down. Alright, it was now or never. My car was covered in snow though. But I had my handy dandy broom ice scraper thing so I knew it was going to be ok!
Note to self: wipe the snow off the door first or a giant pile of it will fall in your car.
But I got the snow off and was off to work. I drove slow, I was doing good. This snow thing wasn't all that bad.
Second note to self: your car does not turn as well in the snow.
That should have been obvious looking back, but it wasn't.
I hit a snow bank.
Clearly I am ok because I'm still here. I didn't even damage my car. But I learned a very important lesson.
I also learned that when a car drives in the snow, it compresses it and makes ice.
Ice is slippery.
I fell on my ass.
For those of you keeping track: Snow 3, Amanda 0. And on its way was what forecasters had been calling "the storm of the century."
Seeing as how I had been up for about 36 hours at that point, I decided I would sleep first, then go play. I was very surprised when I woke up and saw that this lovely white fluffy was now all brown and dirty. The plow had cleared it all away! No more playing in the snow today, but I knew there would be more days to come. I also needed snow boots, so I took care of that the next day.
Then it happened. Lots of snow. And by lots I mean 3 inches. And I had to drive to work in it while it was still coming down. Alright, it was now or never. My car was covered in snow though. But I had my handy dandy broom ice scraper thing so I knew it was going to be ok!
Note to self: wipe the snow off the door first or a giant pile of it will fall in your car.
But I got the snow off and was off to work. I drove slow, I was doing good. This snow thing wasn't all that bad.
Second note to self: your car does not turn as well in the snow.
That should have been obvious looking back, but it wasn't.
I hit a snow bank.
Clearly I am ok because I'm still here. I didn't even damage my car. But I learned a very important lesson.
I also learned that when a car drives in the snow, it compresses it and makes ice.
Ice is slippery.
I fell on my ass.
For those of you keeping track: Snow 3, Amanda 0. And on its way was what forecasters had been calling "the storm of the century."
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