Snowquester

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Anonymous wrote:Last I looked the snow starts early Wednesday morning. The will close the government for the snow pussies for sure. Grew up in New England, still can't believe the panic around here over a snowflake.

Me too. It is ridiculous how crazy people get here.

I grew up in NJ and went to college in Massachusetts. And I've lived here for 20 years. The big difference is that DC does not have nearly the same level of snow equipment or response personnel. Folks just don't have the experience of regular snow like New England does. When it snows all the time, everyone learns how to manage it. But here, we go years without a big storm, and then suddenly get slammed.

Thank you. EVERY big snow this comes up. I've been in Chicago during a MAJOR storm. They have much more equipment and personel than we do. The streets are cleared quickly with huge piles on the sides. I've also lived briefly in SC and they are worse than us. People thought I was oh so brave driving around in barely anything. It also took forever to get all the roads taken care of.

And yet every single one of these people who complain about closings would be bitching about their taxes and government waste if any jurisdiction kept enough personnel on salary and equipment maintained to clear the roads quickly in these storms.

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Anonymous wrote:Last I looked the snow starts early Wednesday morning. The will close the government for the snow pussies for sure. Grew up in New England, still can't believe the panic around here over a snowflake.

Me too. It is ridiculous how crazy people get here.

Yeah, the only thing worse than the snow pussies are the Massholes who like to talk about how tough they are in dealing with snow. Shut up.

There's more than one state in New England babe.

Oh, I'm sorry.... Connecticunts, Vermontholes, Mainiacs, (sorry, can't think of one for the Rhode Islanders)

That's because they hardly ever move away so you never hear them down here complaining.

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If it snows tomorrow am I am asshole if I make my nanny drive 6.745 miles to my home to babysit so I don't have to commute in shitty weather and just work from home? Is it realllly bad of me to ask this of the nanny so I don't have to miss work or watch my child?

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Anonymous wrote:It's not panic! It's excitement!

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What are you, 12? Snow just means kids home fighting after spending a whole 30 minutes in the snow. DH and I fighting over who has to use up leave to stay home. Bah humbug, give us spring!

If the choices are to be crotchety old meanies or to be excited like 12 year olds about something that we can't change or avoid... Well, I guess we know which one you are. Me, I'm excited! Why not be?

Um not excited for potential power loss, losing money on food, dealing with the idiots on the road, losing work time bc I have to stay at home...you want some more reasons?

Change your perception. You'll be much happier.

I know someone who died in a snow/ice-related car accident. He was young. And now he is gone due simply to icy road conditions.

So, no, I don't excited about snow, especially in this region, where people don't drive often enough in it to know how to drive in it. It makes for a dangerous situation. The significant issue of power loss is also a problem in this region, and because most people don't have fireplaces, that also becomes dangerous for older people, people with children and/or small pets. It also means severe back pain from shoveling snow.

No, I'm not going to stew about it or shake my fist at the sky. But yes, I do get irritated when I see people cheering on a potential storm that causes problems for other people. Just because you have a situation where you can easily stay home, don't lose power, et cetera, doesn't mean it doesn't cause severe problems for other people.

Therapy. Seriously. You can't dwell on this stuff.

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Anonymous wrote:If it snows tomorrow am I am asshole if I make my nanny drive 6.745 miles to my home to babysit so I don't have to commute in shitty weather and just work from home? Is it realllly bad of me to ask this of the nanny so I don't have to miss work or watch my child?

Yes. Your post in your own thread made you sound much nicer--you left off the part about making her drive herself. 6.745 miles in one-inch-per-hour snow is a looooong way.

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Anonymous wrote:Last I looked the snow starts early Wednesday morning. The will close the government for the snow pussies for sure. Grew up in New England, still can't believe the panic around here over a snowflake.

Me too. It is ridiculous how crazy people get here.

Yeah, the only thing worse than the snow pussies are the Massholes who like to talk about how tough they are in dealing with snow. Shut up.

There's more than one state in New England babe.

Oh, I'm sorry.... Connecticunts, Vermontholes, Mainiacs, (sorry, can't think of one for the Rhode Islanders)

That's because they hardly ever move away so you never hear them down here complaining.

I'm sure someone can pull something witty from this link and come up with a cool word for Quahog-holes.

http://www.quahog.org/factsfolklore/index.php?id=43

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it snows tomorrow am I am asshole if I make my nanny drive 6.745 miles to my home to babysit so I don't have to commute in shitty weather and just work from home? Is it realllly bad of me to ask this of the nanny so I don't have to miss work or watch my child?

Yes, textbook definition of asshole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it snows tomorrow am I am asshole if I make my nanny drive 6.745 miles to my home to babysit so I don't have to commute in shitty weather and just work from home? Is it realllly bad of me to ask this of the nanny so I don't have to miss work or watch my child?

Yes, you are an asshole. If you get to stay home because of the snow, that means it's not safe for your nanny to drive, either. And 7 miles around here is FAR.

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Anonymous wrote:If it snows tomorrow am I am asshole if I make my nanny drive 6.745 miles to my home to babysit so I don't have to commute in shitty weather and just work from home? Is it realllly bad of me to ask this of the nanny so I don't have to miss work or watch my child?

Yes, textbook definition of asshole.

You guys, I'm MOCKING that post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it snows tomorrow am I am asshole if I make my nanny drive 6.745 miles to my home to babysit so I don't have to commute in shitty weather and just work from home? Is it realllly bad of me to ask this of the nanny so I don't have to miss work or watch my child?

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it snows tomorrow am I am asshole if I make my nanny drive 6.745 miles to my home to babysit so I don't have to commute in shitty weather and just work from home? Is it realllly bad of me to ask this of the nanny so I don't have to miss work or watch my child?

Shoulda put it in the contract: On Snow Days, all peasants shall load up carts and oxen to journey to palace in service of King and Queen.

Suck it up like the rest of us, queenie.

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Anonymous wrote:If it snows tomorrow am I am asshole if I make my nanny drive 6.745 miles to my home to babysit so I don't have to commute in shitty weather and just work from home? Is it realllly bad of me to ask this of the nanny so I don't have to miss work or watch my child?

Yes, textbook definition of asshole.

You guys, I'm MOCKING that post.

would have been funny, except you clearly failed. Next time, try more exaggeration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If it snows tomorrow am I am asshole if I make my nanny drive 6.745 miles to my home to babysit so I don't have to commute in shitty weather and just work from home? Is it realllly bad of me to ask this of the nanny so I don't have to miss work or watch my child?

As long as thee agreeth to pay her in potatoes and alloweth her to sleep with the beasts of your enclosed pen, I sayest this be no problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If it snows tomorrow am I am asshole if I make my nanny drive 6.745 miles to my home to babysit so I don't have to commute in shitty weather and just work from home? Is it realllly bad of me to ask this of the nanny so I don't have to miss work or watch my child?

As long as thee agreeth to pay her in potatoes and alloweth her to sleep with the beasts of your enclosed pen, I sayest this be no problem.

And verily, thou is an asshole, even if thou thinketh such a thing.