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But, it's just water...right?
Feb. 13th, 2007 04:40 pmNine times out of ten when our local weather dudes predict ginormous amounts of snowfall and ice they are wrong. This is the one time in ten that the bastards were correct. I awoke this morning to 3" of snow and after hearing that we were expecting up to 10" total, as well as ice, I decided to pack extra clothes and my laptop in case I couldn't make it home. I work in downtown Columbus and there is a hotel on ever corner, so I knew I could find a spot to sleep if needed. And hotels have bars, and some bars have...hookers :)
I went into work almost an hour early and pulled into my parking lot two blocks from The Hospital. When no shuttle bus was forthcoming, I loaded up my crap and began to walk. Now I was dressed weather-appropriate. Good boots with a nice tread, a ski jacket, warm gloves. However, I wasn't as well balanced as I hoped and upon approaching a set of dumpsters, I fell flat on my ass. I'm lucky I didn't hit my head and knock myself out-I work in a not-so-nice area of town and I could have woken up stripped of everything. Yes, my back is sore, but it's in place so all is well. When I got to the hospital, I jokingly explained why the tail of my shirt was wet. Within an hour, everyone knew that I had fallen and it became quite comical. One of my older gay-boy co-workers called and told his boss he wasn't coming in, "after all, CB fell behind the dumpsters and she's just lucky no one tried to steal one of her kidneys!" Someone had called him at home and told him. I suggested calling the water company to see if the seismic activity from my fall caused any water-main breaks.
When I left to go home, I walked VERY carefully to my car and then spent a half hour chipping ice off of her. Poor Helen Stewart, she only likes ice if there is vodka to go with it. Props to the people working to keep the streets clean. I had no trouble getting home till I pulled onto my own street...it still hadn't been plowed from the 3" we got LAST Tuesday. It was my first time driving the "Toyubaru" in snow, and she handled it pretty well.
I am dried off, warmed up and ready to heat up left-overs. I told my boss that if it was really bad tomorrow, I wasn't even going to try to come in. We basically sat on the internet all morning. I can do that here...without having to put on a bra.
I went into work almost an hour early and pulled into my parking lot two blocks from The Hospital. When no shuttle bus was forthcoming, I loaded up my crap and began to walk. Now I was dressed weather-appropriate. Good boots with a nice tread, a ski jacket, warm gloves. However, I wasn't as well balanced as I hoped and upon approaching a set of dumpsters, I fell flat on my ass. I'm lucky I didn't hit my head and knock myself out-I work in a not-so-nice area of town and I could have woken up stripped of everything. Yes, my back is sore, but it's in place so all is well. When I got to the hospital, I jokingly explained why the tail of my shirt was wet. Within an hour, everyone knew that I had fallen and it became quite comical. One of my older gay-boy co-workers called and told his boss he wasn't coming in, "after all, CB fell behind the dumpsters and she's just lucky no one tried to steal one of her kidneys!" Someone had called him at home and told him. I suggested calling the water company to see if the seismic activity from my fall caused any water-main breaks.
When I left to go home, I walked VERY carefully to my car and then spent a half hour chipping ice off of her. Poor Helen Stewart, she only likes ice if there is vodka to go with it. Props to the people working to keep the streets clean. I had no trouble getting home till I pulled onto my own street...it still hadn't been plowed from the 3" we got LAST Tuesday. It was my first time driving the "Toyubaru" in snow, and she handled it pretty well.
I am dried off, warmed up and ready to heat up left-overs. I told my boss that if it was really bad tomorrow, I wasn't even going to try to come in. We basically sat on the internet all morning. I can do that here...without having to put on a bra.
