Snow Advisory
It was 6:30, and my alarm clock was buzzing in the annoying manner it does. I hit snooze. I repeated this action five times. At 6:50 I finally emerged from my very toasty flannel and down nest. My head was pounding. I got ready for class and was out the door by 7:30 feeling particular pleased with myself because I wouldn't be late for class. So, i'm buzzing through Oregon - over the river....it looked dirty as ever. The Maumee is so disgusting. The annoying detour around the construction zone is always a tour of the early to rise bums of East Toledo. I exit I-280 to I-75 and am greeted by stopped traffic. It took me an hour to go the 4 miles to the I-475 exit. Not only was that frustrating enough, but I arrive at the exit only to find it blocked. This all resulted in me getting lost in Toledo (again) and finally arriving on campus at 9:15. A few more minutes and class would be over. What was the point? I went to the gym and worked out just to spite my pounding head.
The thing that amazes me the most is that the reason for all this trouble was that Toledo recieved a grand total of 12 snowflakes over the course of last night. The people of Toledo found it necessary to then rush out and crash their vehicles first thing this morning. While waiting in traffic, I heard on the radio that we were under a secondary snow advisory. I looked out the windshield. A snowflake fluttered down and landed in front of me. Half a minute later, a second snowflake, probably a friend of the one on my car, fluttered down and landed on the VW 6 cars up. This heavy snowfall has remained steady throughout the entire day. Roads are nearly impassable. If it keeps this up much longer I fear all of Toledo may perish. If not from deadly car crashes, then at least from starvation after their pantries run dry and they are all too snowed in to retrieve sustenance.
*blink*
The human species amazes me. Not for their wonders in technology and architecture, but for their complete inability to adapt. I mean, Ohioians can't drive to begin with, but to have so many accidents as the result of such mild winter conditions. Its unbelivable. Its not like its even a southern state. North Carolina gets an inch of snow and the whole state shuts down. Pitiful, but slightly more understandable that one of the Great Lakes States! It sure makes me glad I learned to drive in northwest PA winters. Now, if only I can avoid getting hit.
The thing that amazes me the most is that the reason for all this trouble was that Toledo recieved a grand total of 12 snowflakes over the course of last night. The people of Toledo found it necessary to then rush out and crash their vehicles first thing this morning. While waiting in traffic, I heard on the radio that we were under a secondary snow advisory. I looked out the windshield. A snowflake fluttered down and landed in front of me. Half a minute later, a second snowflake, probably a friend of the one on my car, fluttered down and landed on the VW 6 cars up. This heavy snowfall has remained steady throughout the entire day. Roads are nearly impassable. If it keeps this up much longer I fear all of Toledo may perish. If not from deadly car crashes, then at least from starvation after their pantries run dry and they are all too snowed in to retrieve sustenance.
*blink*
The human species amazes me. Not for their wonders in technology and architecture, but for their complete inability to adapt. I mean, Ohioians can't drive to begin with, but to have so many accidents as the result of such mild winter conditions. Its unbelivable. Its not like its even a southern state. North Carolina gets an inch of snow and the whole state shuts down. Pitiful, but slightly more understandable that one of the Great Lakes States! It sure makes me glad I learned to drive in northwest PA winters. Now, if only I can avoid getting hit.
posted by Foxx at 6:31 PM
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