My advise to all of you here at DU: DON'T LIVE 5 MINUTES FROM WORK!!!

LynneSin

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Sat Jan-22-05 04:11 PM
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My advise to all of you here at DU: DON'T LIVE 5 MINUTES FROM WORK!!!

I work a 24x7 operation although I never work nights or weekends. Thanks to this blizzard, I maybe have to go in and cover since I'm 5 minutes from work.

:grr:

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SmileyBoy

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Sat Jan-22-05 04:13 PM
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1. I probably have to commute the farthest than anyone else in my city.

My job is on the other side of town, a good 30 minute drive in decent weather.:D

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stepnw1f

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Sat Jan-22-05 04:14 PM
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2. Ahhh... Shit That Does Suck

I feel your pain.

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politicat

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Sat Jan-22-05 04:19 PM
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3. Hope you get overtime for it.

Are you possibly drifted in? Walking even 5 minutes can be dangerous when the temps are very low and there are white-out conditions.

Take care!

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zbdent

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Sat Jan-22-05 04:24 PM
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4. On a good day, I'm half an hour away from work

And there have been many occasions where I've been on time in fugly weather while some people who are 10 minutes away are half an hour late.

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JimmyJazz

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Sat Jan-22-05 04:25 PM
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5. That happened to me during the blizzard of '95 - only I had to

walk back and forth - and that city is horrible for clearing streets and sidewalks. You have my sympathy, dear.

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gizmo1979

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Sat Jan-22-05 04:26 PM
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6. Boss picked me up in his Jeep so much for my day off!

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Nikia

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Sat Jan-22-05 04:40 PM
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7. I do

And I have walked before in bad weather. That's not really that good of an idea, but it seemed like a good idea at the time. I live 1.5-2 miles away.

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Melynn

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Sat Jan-22-05 04:48 PM
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8. I'm getting ready to turn off my cell phone

So I don't get called in to work night.

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bettyellen

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Sat Jan-22-05 04:50 PM
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9. no no no!! ... the story is, you are trapped in DC. silly.... now go buy

pitt a drink and don't pick up your land line. you guys might be stranded tonight.

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SharonRB

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Sat Jan-22-05 05:06 PM
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10. Hi, bettyellen!

Fancy meeting you here. Are you snowed in today? I'm still in my robe.

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bettyellen

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Sat Jan-22-05 05:34 PM
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11. this is as close to snowed in as we get here. but it's so darned urban

Edited on Sat Jan-22-05 05:37 PM by bettyellen

it'll be all cleaned up by sunday night.
we are going sledding on the campus by the river later. i just scored some soup and cornbread from a neighbor!
tonight should be good. i love this weather. i'm so excited.

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SharonRB

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Sat Jan-22-05 06:41 PM
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12. You're in New York, aren't you?

I'm sure we'll be pretty much all plowed by tomorrow a.m. I'm sure a lot of the streets are already done. I just had no reason to even try to leave the house.

We lived in New York (in Bayside, Queens) for a few years in the late 70s and when we first moved there, we had two huge blizzards less than two weeks apart in January of 1978. Luckily, the first one all melted when it went up to 50 and poured all night about three days before the second storm hit. It was a mess. When they plowed our street they totally covered up my car and it took forever to dig it out.

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bettyellen

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Sat Jan-22-05 07:04 PM
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15. i used to live on the other side of the whitestone bridge in the late

seventies, i grew up in the east bronx. so we were near queens. i had family in astoria and a lot of queens kids used to go to this catholic high school by the bridge. we'd go shopping in flushing and go to the rko keith's. a gorgeous theater.

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SharonRB

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Sat Jan-22-05 07:22 PM
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17. If it's all cleaned up by Sunday night,

then they're much better than they were when we lived there.

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Squeech

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Sat Jan-22-05 06:52 PM
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13. Didn't this happen to you last year too?

You have my sympathies.

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SOteric

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Sat Jan-22-05 06:53 PM
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14. God yes, I'd have to agree.

I used to live one block over from work and I'd walk in. Snow is one thing, but regardless of the reason they hang you up, they always justify it with the 'you don't have a commute or anything' argument.

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catzies

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Sat Jan-22-05 07:06 PM
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16. Well, after a mudslide & having no choice but to fly to work

I really DO want to live 5 minutes away. And I don't mean closer to the job I have, I mean getting another one right in my own town!!!

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coolhandlulu

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Sat Jan-22-05 07:31 PM
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18. I know it's inconvenient and unfortunate...

I would like to thank Noah at my mom's job. He only lives 5 minutes from their job and agreed to go in for my mom today. Because of his generosity, my mom wont have to attempt to drive her 10 year old car with bad wheels over 20 miles through this crap. And I don't have to sit at home and have to worry about her. Thanks Noah!!! You are appreciated!O8) Also thanks to whoever shoveled our walkway and driveway. The bad weather sure brings out the best in people.

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