Rant; Winter 2013/14

[planet planet]

MODOT is telling people to stay off the roads tomorrow if at all possible. In our case, we're totally able to work from home yet there continues to be this attitude of you're a wimp/slacker if you can't/decide not to take the chance to make it into work. I actually find it reckless for companies to not encourage people to work from home if you can. The snow in the STL area isn't going to start coming down heavily until tomorrow around 10 am which obviously means you're going in and then waiting until it's treacherous to go home early. I especially dislike the people who live five minutes from the office who claim "the roads are fine!" with no thought of the people who are scattered across the metro area in areas much more affected. Just so stupid and unproductive.

Wuss

You're probably off tomorrow, tough guy.

[JL21]

Very doubtful, actually. In 9 years since I've been there, we've shut down twice.

[lukethedrifter]

The kid is going to have add an extra month to school

[jim]

MODOT is telling people to stay off the roads tomorrow if at all possible. In our case, we're totally able to work from home yet there continues to be this attitude of you're a wimp/slacker if you can't/decide not to take the chance to make it into work. I actually find it reckless for companies to not encourage people to work from home if you can. The snow in the STL area isn't going to start coming down heavily until tomorrow around 10 am which obviously means you're going in and then waiting until it's treacherous to go home early. I especially dislike the people who live five minutes from the office who claim "the roads are fine!" with no thought of the people who are scattered across the metro area in areas much more affected. Just so stupid and unproductive.

Here is your forecast:

Snow, mainly after noon. High near 30. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tuesday Night Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 20. North wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

We wouldn't even notice that.

[Freed Roger]

MODOT is telling people to stay off the roads tomorrow if at all possible. In our case, we're totally able to work from home yet there continues to be this attitude of you're a wimp/slacker if you can't/decide not to take the chance to make it into work. I actually find it reckless for companies to not encourage people to work from home if you can. The snow in the STL area isn't going to start coming down heavily until tomorrow around 10 am which obviously means you're going in and then waiting until it's treacherous to go home early. I especially dislike the people who live five minutes from the office who claim "the roads are fine!" with no thought of the people who are scattered across the metro area in areas much more affected. Just so stupid and unproductive.

Here is your forecast:

Snow, mainly after noon. High near 30. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tuesday Night Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 20. North wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

We wouldn't even notice that.

Yeah, people here get whipped into a frenzy, - so much that many can't make a rational adult decision on whether its a good idea for them to go out or not. Some of the ladies in the office fret and fuss over this so much - I wish they'd just stay home so we didn't have to hear it. I get so much work done on snow days.

[planet planet]

MODOT is telling people to stay off the roads tomorrow if at all possible. In our case, we're totally able to work from home yet there continues to be this attitude of you're a wimp/slacker if you can't/decide not to take the chance to make it into work. I actually find it reckless for companies to not encourage people to work from home if you can. The snow in the STL area isn't going to start coming down heavily until tomorrow around 10 am which obviously means you're going in and then waiting until it's treacherous to go home early. I especially dislike the people who live five minutes from the office who claim "the roads are fine!" with no thought of the people who are scattered across the metro area in areas much more affected. Just so stupid and unproductive.

Here is your forecast:

Snow, mainly after noon. High near 30. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tuesday Night Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 20. North wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

We wouldn't even notice that.

Yeah, people here get whipped into a frenzy, - so much that many can't make a rational adult decision on whether its a good idea for them to go out or not. Some of the ladies in the office fret and fuss over this so much - I wish they'd just stay home so we didn't have to hear it. I get so much work done on snow days.

And the chest beating continues...

[IMADreamer]

I had this discussion tonight with my lady friend. Basically she would have to drive 45 minutes to her job tomorrow evening in what will likely be 6-8 inches of blowing snow. She's kind of fretting it because her boss is a money grubbing [expletive] (medical industry) and hates when people call in. No job is worth risking your life for. NONE. If your employer can't understand that they are a [expletive] human being. $15 an hour is not worth driving in a damn blizzard.

It's seriously time for the workers of America to band together and put a stop to their abuse.

[JL21]

I'm still busy banding together against people who leave their car on the highway.

[jim]

MODOT is telling people to stay off the roads tomorrow if at all possible. In our case, we're totally able to work from home yet there continues to be this attitude of you're a wimp/slacker if you can't/decide not to take the chance to make it into work. I actually find it reckless for companies to not encourage people to work from home if you can. The snow in the STL area isn't going to start coming down heavily until tomorrow around 10 am which obviously means you're going in and then waiting until it's treacherous to go home early. I especially dislike the people who live five minutes from the office who claim "the roads are fine!" with no thought of the people who are scattered across the metro area in areas much more affected. Just so stupid and unproductive.

Here is your forecast:

Snow, mainly after noon. High near 30. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tuesday Night Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 20. North wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

We wouldn't even notice that.

Yeah, people here get whipped into a frenzy, - so much that many can't make a rational adult decision on whether its a good idea for them to go out or not. Some of the ladies in the office fret and fuss over this so much - I wish they'd just stay home so we didn't have to hear it. I get so much work done on snow days.

And the chest beating continues...

Some of us are just tired of the people whining about the weather is all:

http://gatewayredbirds.com/forum/viewto ... =9&t=53887

[tlombard]

I normally don't look forward to dealing with snow but I hope we get a ton before Saturday morning. This will be the third year that I've put a team together for Mardi Gras Inc's annual Snowman Softball Tournament and the first year the infields were ice rinks. Last year the temperature was great and the sun was out but the infields were mud pits. If the weather isn't going to be beautiful this year, might as well play in the snow.