So anyone worried about getting to work tomorrow

[superjaz]

(bet your all suprised i can spell tomorrow )

so yah it is snowing pretty good and i have work at 6 am usually i take back roads to beaverton for work and im not sure that will be possible

and my work is a group home so no "i cant make it in" will fly
how about the rest of you?
 or school for that matter

[tofutakeout]

no school for me. but my school is being stubborn. there going to hold a meeting at 4:30am to see if they should open or not. it's like 'come one, you already told us it's closed. just keep it closed.'

[nikkiolie]

I am worried. I don't want to call in another day *did that today* but I don't work till 5pm so I might be able to make it there >_>

[Negima]

Y'know, I just realized that I'm hoping for the snow to be gone by Wednesday or at least partially gone.  I fly into Portland that day and I'd like to avoid difficult landings....

And to give everyone a heads up, if the rain storm that came by here happens to reach Oregon in a few days... woo boy....

[tofutakeout]

@negima
I hope there is no rain storm. gah that would suck. (just keep snowing please) but actually I want to be able to go to school Wednesday because I have otaku club after school. :/

[Trumby]

I'm going to work in about 20 minutes..but I walk so it is just a walk in the snow for me

[Sayda]

I'm worried about driving anywhere in general. I hope I won't have to unless the roads are just slush. But if it's ice then I really don't want to go anywhere unless I really need to.

[TanisNikana]

I think I can get to work alright tomorrow.

[TanisNikana]

I think I can get to work alright tomorrow.

CHEATER.

If I put chains on, I should be alright. Right?

[TanisNikana]

I think I can get to work alright tomorrow.

CHEATER.

If I put chains on, I should be alright. Right?

NO BONDAGE FOR YOU.

I never thought of using super glue to get across the ice!

[Washougal_Otaku]

I'm not too worried.  I'll be walking to work, like I did today.  So, unless someone who has no business driving on ice is making bad decisions that lead to their vehicle jumping onto the sidewalk, I should be fine.

[Trumby]

The walk home was much more icy than the walk to work last night..but had no problems!

[nikkiolie]

Well I am going to try driving to work latter today. I hope that nothing happens....wish me luck ^_^

[Wuntvor]

Well,  I am unemployed and a student, so I don't have to worry.  NO CLASS TILL JANUARY 5th!  WOOT!!

For those of you who are relatively new to driving in the snow.  If you drive a front wheel drive car, the hand-brake is your friend.  Many don't realize that the hand-brake (emergency brake) lever next to their seat will only apply braking to the rear wheels.  This means that if the hand brake is applied while accelerating the front of your car will attempt to pull you forward, while the rear of your car just drags behind.  If you have trouble with your car fishtailing (the rear end tries to change lanes), or you have to travel down a hill, use the hand-brake!  This will keep your car in-line with the road.

If you want to do cookies in the parkinglot.  Drive backwards and pull the handbrake while turning the steering wheel.  You can do a quick 180.     Don't attempt this manuver near any light poles or other vehicles.

Leave plenty of room between you and the person in front of you, and tap your brakes if you don't have anti-locking ones.  Stay away from overpasses, if you can, and stay a constant speed and drive straight (don't change lanes), if you can't.

Have fun in the snow!

[superjaz]

i made it there and back, I followed chris cuz he wanted to make sure i got there alright, at one point his car spun in circils it was a little scary but he was okay
tho at albertsons the car didnt want to leave

[Sayda]

Also when you drive you should drive in a lower gear. I know when I go down my hill to get to my house, I put my car in 1st gear. It slows down the car without having to apply brakes. Braking is not always a good idea, and when you go over ice and begin to feel your car slide, let off the gas, but don't hold down the brake. Instead try shifting into a lower gear, it automatically slows the car down.

[Sukotto_79]

I guess I am lucky since I can just walk to work.

[nikkiolie]

Alright I went and got back to work with no problems. That made me happy. I even got to come home an hour early because there was like one costumer in the store x.x

[Trumby]

It's supposed to snow tomorrow..then warm up for a couple days then go back to more bad weather on Sunday so we'll see what happens this weekend.. o.o

[nikkiolie]

Yeah I am not looking forward to that. I bet the ice will stay for one more day then melt away tomorrow. So you people that are still in school might get one more snow day. Hopefully then it will snow Wednesday night and you wont have to go to school at all this week

[superjaz]

yeah i am actualy going to work a double tomorrow (6 am to 10 pm) and spend the night at work then work my 6-2 the next day and then go home whew, long shift but it will remove a comune and i will be able to make up some hours, and help cuz other wise we they would be short staffed, down side of working in a group home

[jaybug]

I  put chains on my wife's truck in the dark-getting light this morning. She made it to work okay, but the chain on one side broke, and chewed up the paint. So tomorrow I think we will be spending the day with Mr. L.Schwab and co. Hopefully they'll give us the 90 days same as treatment, and we can both drive away with traction tires. Cross the fingers, eh?

Last I heard it's freezing rain tomorrow, and more snow the day after. oh joy!

[tofutakeout]

I was scared all day today. I had to ride in a friends bus since we had a two hour delay. they didn't put chains on the buses at all. before or after school. 0_0 I was so scared.

[nikkiolie]

yeah i am actualy going to work a double tomorrow (6 am to 10 pm) and spend the night at work then work my 6-2 the next day and then go home whew, long shift but it will remove a comune and i will be able to make up some hours, and help cuz other wise we they would be short staffed, down side of working in a group home

OMG that is horrible. I have tomorrow off and I am hoping that the snow and what not isn't as bad as everyone is predicting because I do have to go to work on Thursday >_>

[Negima]

Because of the snow my family and I have had to change our plans for getting me home.
By the way, sorry for the rain storm heading your way... ^~^;;

[melchizedek]

No snow, however my steep road is crazy icy still, unlike yesterday tonight is a work night

[Wuntvor]

No snow, however my steep road is crazy icy still, unlike yesterday tonight is a work night

Try my advice.  Hand-brake is your friend.  Front wheel drive only.  When going down a steep hill this will keep the rear wheels in the rear where they belong.     As for getting up the hill.  You have legs don't you?     No really sometimes it is easier to just park the car downhill and walk to it.  As long as you aren't parking it on the side of the road, where everyone can play bumper cars with it.  Getting up an icy hill is just plain impossible.  I still haven't figured out who the genius is that determines where to place the stop signs on hills.  Good thing too, poor slob would have a life expectancy measured in minutes, if not seconds.

[nikkiolie]

Yeah because of the snow we might not get a tree for Christmas x.x

[superjaz]

I got to work find and now it is snowing big cotton candy fakes, 1pm 9 hours to go, work is pretty easy since with the snow we dont drive peeps anywhere and they like to sleep in on days off, I am going to make them pot roast for dinner

[melchizedek]

No snow, however my steep road is crazy icy still, unlike yesterday tonight is a work night

Try my advice.  Hand-brake is your friend.  Front wheel drive only.  When going down a steep hill this will keep the rear wheels in the rear where they belong.     As for getting up the hill.  You have legs don't you?     No really sometimes it is easier to just park the car downhill and walk to it.  As long as you aren't parking it on the side of the road, where everyone can play bumper cars with it.  Getting up an icy hill is just plain impossible.  I still haven't figured out who the genius is that determines where to place the stop signs on hills.  Good thing too, poor slob would have a life expectancy measured in minutes, if not seconds.

That's the thing.  I live at the bottom of the hill.  Going down wouldn't be so bad but going up a super steep hill I don't think I can do it.  My roomie tried and failed. 

[nikkiolie]

I have to go into work tomorrow at 10 am. I'm hoping the roads aren't that bad tomorrow and that it doesn't snow too much while I am there >_>

[Negima]

Guess who's officially back in Oregon??? ^_^

[Trumby]

Guess who's officially back in Oregon??? ^_^

Good to see you made it safely!

[melchizedek]

I made it to work about 8 hours late

[Negima]

Guess who's officially back in Oregon??? ^_^

Good to see you made it safely!

Flight was a little bit bumpy but that was about it.  It's good to be back.
All I have to do now is make my way back home on the train.  We had to change ours plan for getting me back home since we were worried about ice on I-5.

[melchizedek]

well I made it to work okay, and back.  Hopefully tomorrow too.

[Wuntvor]

Guess who's officially back in Oregon??? ^_^

Good to see you made it safely!

Flight was a little bit bumpy but that was about it.  It's good to be back.
All I have to do now is make my way back home on the train.  We had to change ours plan for getting me back home since we were worried about ice on I-5.

Yea!  Aloha!  So coming to Anime Friday tomorrow?  I'm playing Tokyo Godfathers.  It is sort of Christmasy (Is that a word?). I'll probably toss in a few other Christmas type anime as well.  The snow is pretty much gone now, just heavy rain.  Yes, back to good ole Oregon sunshine.   

Edit:  Well it WAS gone, now it came back.  Looking more and more like a white Christmas.

[melchizedek]

I certianly am worried about work tomorrow.

[tofutakeout]

I'm worried about waking to my bus stop....which is a mile and half away. where there might be ice all over the place. :/

[superjaz]

ha i am home yay

[nikkiolie]

getting to work might not be too bad but leaving work might be a little harder getting home at midnight =/

[EmAino]

I called in today...we were scheduled to do a store in Bend tonight (I work for an inventory company), meaning I'd probably get back at around 2-3 in the morning when there's a good chance everything would be frozen.  Really didn't want to try to get back home over the I-205 bridge in that.

[Deviant Spider]

I really dont want to go in at 7am tomorrow. Our road isnt sanded as we are a side road. Im just lucky my boyfriend is driving me. Hopefully Ill be home before it gets too bad. But early morning freezes are awful

[nikkiolie]

well I got back tonight at midnight and the roads were fine. No problems at all....just turning into my neighborhood which I always seem to have problems with.

[melchizedek]

sigh, missing another night

[nikkiolie]

I doubt work is happening for me tomorrow night >_>

[nikkiolie]

not going to happen >_> I don't want to go to work. I have to work till midnight anyway

[superjaz]

yeah we just got home and it was super scary out there we spun around 180 and it was scary our back tires kept feeling like they wanted to swing wide, and that was with chains on the front, i dont know if i am going to make it tomorrow as we parked in a snow drift

[Sayda]

If the weather stays as bad as it is, no one should try to get to work. Work's important, but not as important as keeping yourself safe.

[nikkiolie]

Yeah it finally stopped snowing here and unless it melts A LOT tomorrow I am not going to be going to work =/