That's it. That's all it takes to turn 10 million people into morons, careening and skidding about the roads, turning the freeways into a very dangerous version of the ice capades. Someone I work with managed to be in on time today, despite the FOUR car crashes standing between her and work. I did not have so much luck.
When my alarm went off this morning, I turned it off and listened. Sure enough, the rain was still hitting my windows, and I flew into a frenzy. Hair was left semi-tangled, dishes un-done (ok, that's normal for me) and I almost forgot to put on my socks in my rush to leave. I did make it out the door half an hour early, and it usually only takes me 15 minutes to get to work.
Not today, of course. I did make it with very few hassles, but when it rains the whole city divides into 2 groups:
1. the "Drive like nothing's changed" group (these are the ones who crash)
2. the "Drive like a skittish cat" group (who will slow to 3 mph as soon as they see a drop on the windshield)
There's got to be a happy medium, but I haven't seen it yet.
Oh, and it doesn't help that the soil won't absorb much, making the roads look like this:
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it's spring break and I woke up to two inches of snow.
...which concentric circle of hell is this, anyway!?
I'm going to take jake and brian to the IMax in GR. Get some 3D monsters and aliens and some heavily buttered popcorn and a cherry coke to drown my sorrows.
I want to live in cali, too.
and to show my disdain for this weather, i'm not going to use capital letters.
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