Midday Update!

I knew I never should have told my boss about this blog.

Although I've spent most of the morning dutifully working on "work stuff," I'm ready to call it quits for the day and spend more time sledding with the neighborhood kids.



OK, so I haven't spent the entire morning working. I did manage to find a few minutes to clear the driveway of heavy, wet slop. And, of course, I got a few turns in with the snowboard while the "sneet" was still fresh early this morning.



And, I simply had to walk up to the "main" roads to check their conditions.


But these sojourns were all brief and largely didn't affect my productivity. After a quick online staff meeting later this hour, however, the time spent on distractions will surely increase. If that means I have to burn a few hours of leave time, so be it. Snow's a rare thing around here, best to not let it go to waste.

Anyway, in terms of updates, as you can see the roads in Oakland Mills don't look bad, but I heard from someone that US 29 south was (is?) closed near Broken Land Parkway. Can anyone else confirm this?

Also, precipitation has stopped and temperatures will start dropping soon. It's going to get cold, probably cold enough to make ice a real concern. Salt stops working when the mercury gets below the mid-20s, and with forecasts calling for lower teens tonight, conditions tomorrow morning could be just as bad as this morning.

All for now. Maybe more pictures later.