http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2008/12/22/are_you_going_to_work_today Comments On: Are You Going to Work Today? by Christopher Frizzelle en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:00:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Big Sven]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:17:04 -0800 The Stranger Posted by wl]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:37:43 -0800 The Stranger
Re: downtown streets. There is basically no ice downtown right now. Everything has been melting all morning and it's either clear or slush. Tomorrow might be nuts though.
Posted by w7ngman]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:32:26 -0800 The Stranger Posted by bah!]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:13:47 -0800 The Stranger
I grew up in a cold climate in the east coast--but I had access to subways to get to work. I wasn't at the mercy of a neutered bus only public transportation system that doesn't reach many places outside the city and a county infrastructure with limited means to contain the impact of a large snowfall in the sticks.
Posted by proletariat driver]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:13:06 -0800 The Stranger Plus I've only been in the Pacific NW for 23 months now so missed the '06 storms.
Am currently using my absent boss's heater fan to dry out my hiking shoes. Hope her office doesn't end up smelling like feet.

Posted by Barky]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:08:08 -0800 The Stranger Posted by keshmeshi]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:03:44 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Rachel S.]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:54:17 -0800 The Stranger
Sven, you're normally pretty right on, but you're way off base with this one. There is a LOT of compact snow and ice on my street - which fortunately for me abuts 15th Ave NE which is getting sanded and plowed regularly.

I have a truck and was able to make it in to work, but I nearly got stuck when I parked and two nice people had to help push me out of about 2 feet frozen crusty piled-up snow that gave no traction whatsoever.

Metro has eliminated dozens of routes and driving is still plenty treacherous. I've lived here most of my life, and this is some of the worst weather I've ever seen (and I will echo the repeated posts of those who point out that this is a city with more than a few hills).

So yeah, in fact, there is plenty of reason not to come in to work - especially if your boss gives you a pass.




Posted by Mr. X]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:52:52 -0800 The Stranger
The two bigs storms two years ago? *THAT* was ice. Nothing I've seen in the last 48 hours is anything like that.
Posted by Big Sven]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:52:47 -0800 The Stranger
This isn't a complaint, just a pleasant side effect of the bad weather.
Posted by Arsenic7]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:44:55 -0800 The Stranger Posted by proletariat driver]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:33:29 -0800 The Stranger
The problem now is how to stretch 30 minutes of work to fill 8 hours of workday.
Posted by brian]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:25:50 -0800 The Stranger
The bosses are throwing in an extra days pays for this. Shhh... don't tell my coworker.


Posted by CommonKnowledge]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:25:43 -0800 The Stranger
Or you can tell it to all the people who were waiting for the buses that were stuck on Eastlake cos they couldn't get up the hill without it being plowed/sanded.

It's a valid discussion - some people are doing good community service by making it into work today. Being an admin person, with all my bosses working from home - it's really not very vital for me to be here.
Posted by Barky]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:19:17 -0800 The Stranger
(2) There is NO weather related reason not to go to work today. I'm getting tired of all this hand wringing over piddly weather bumps. Understand: there is a difference between SNOW and ICE. The former is just annoying, the latter causes accidents. We have lots of snow right now and almost no ice.
Posted by Big Sven]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:08:05 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Greg]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:58:14 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ABM]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:48:38 -0800 The Stranger Posted by jerkface]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:48:08 -0800 The Stranger
Posted by stinkbug]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:47:04 -0800 The Stranger busview.org, though, to see if it's actually running.
Posted by Levislade]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:37:54 -0800 The Stranger
On the other end of the spectrum, my husband's maniacal boss called an 8 a.m. mandatory meeting this morning for all employees.
Posted by Snowbound in Seattle]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:37:40 -0800 The Stranger Posted by levide]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:23:28 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Bill W.]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:21:48 -0800 The Stranger Posted by meeps]]> Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:17:01 -0800 The Stranger