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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How are you guys doing? How much snow did you get? 
I was hoping for only one foot and I lost the bet with the kids and MB :) Although we bet hugs, so either way we all won :D

I'm drinking my morning coffee and looking outside. The road is covered with about 2 feet of snow. Nobody is going anywhere today and possibly tomorrow.
I drive a mustang and my MB has a truck, so if the roads are good enough, she will pick me up at some point tomorrow or Tuesday. I don't mind getting stuck at work for a few days. 
Meanwhile, it's time to have some breakfast and dig myself out. 
[b]My (glass) front door opens outwards and I can't even open it, because there is so much snow.[/b] I tried last night a bit, but I gave up.

Good luck everyone and be safe if you have to drive tomorrow!![/quote]

This MBs is the difference between a babysitter and a nanny. A nanny will plan and go out during the storm to keep the 3 feet around her front door clear so she can escape in an emergency (also shows she is forward think when with YOUR children and can keep them safe in an emergency) or be able to come to work a few days later, while a babysitter will sit inside drinking wine and then be unavailable for a week because she let 30 inches of snow turn to ice in front of her only exit.

Choose wisely MBs.[/quote]

Actually:

The babysitter is the person who is not guaranteed hours, doesn't have snow days, and will go to work in unsafe conditions after exhausting herself needlessly trying to prove that she is good enough to keep long-term.  Working while she's exhausted herself means that the children are not getting the level of care they deserve, and it can endanger them if the nanny isn't supervising closely enough (or falls asleep).

The nanny makes an attempt, realizes that she might as well wait for it all to come down, gets some sleep, shovels a reasonable amount before resting and warming herself, and is happy to come to work when conditions are safe (which includes having MB pick her up in a vehicle which can handle unplowed roads).  The nanny knows she has guaranteed hours and snow days, her MB values her safety and trusts that the nanny's judgment for her personal safety extends to MB's children.

If the person hired to watch children can't get there on a day when most people can, there might be cause for concern.  If it happens on a day when schools, government and many private businesses announced closures the [b]previous day[/b], I would think an MB would understand.[/quote]

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