Marv's Neighbor Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 35 years with an airline and another 12 at an airport, we never closed. In fact the worse the weather was, the more you were expected to be there, to try to "recover," as soon as the weather permitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinceThe70s Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 16 minutes ago, Marv's Neighbor said: 35 years with an airline and another 12 at an airport, we never closed. In fact the worse the weather was, the more you were expected to be there, to try to "recover," as soon as the weather permitted. I have a friend who has a desk job with the Long Island Railroad. On snow days they get sent to the stations to "bang doors". The train doors freeze up and won't open automatically without an impact adjustment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I have my own business from home, plus I have a consultant's position locally that allows me to work remotely if I choose to. It's sweet. My wife's boss, however, won't let her work remotely, even in bad weather, and she has an hour's drive each way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 When I lived and worked in Rochester, not very often. Where I live and work in Northern Virginia, even less. Since 2004 there may have been 3 or 4 major snow storms where the regional companies have closed. One was on the weekend, so that offset that. Once we had a double storm 5 days apart they gave us a day off for the first one but didn't on the second one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Royale with Cheese said: l lived about 15 minutes away from my office at the time. I took me over 4 hours to get home but not all by car. After about 3 hours sitting in the car, I parked it in a grocery store parking lot and walked home the rest of the way...took about an hour. If I had stayed in my car, it probably would have taken 5-6 hours. Traffic literally wasn't moving. Too many pile ups. I think the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported over 400 car accidents that day. i had this happen when i lived in buffalo. i think it was like 2002. it was such a quick, severe storm, that traffic had no where to go. i parked and just hiked home. the next day went back to my car to see if there was any improvement, and people were still sleeping in their cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, teef said: i had this happen when i lived in buffalo. i think it was like 2002. it was such a quick, severe storm, that traffic had no where to go. i parked and just hiked home. the next day went back to my car to see if there was any improvement, and people were still sleeping in their cars. Were people eating each other like the movie Alive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Both my wife’s office and my old office will close if there is a possibility of a snowflake anywhere in the Atlanta area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Nope; anyone is free to work from home if weather is bad. Or if it’s good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 17 minutes ago, teef said: i had this happen when i lived in buffalo. i think it was like 2002. it was such a quick, severe storm, that traffic had no where to go. i parked and just hiked home. the next day went back to my car to see if there was any improvement, and people were still sleeping in their cars. That was that weird two-hour storm that dumped about a foot of snow on downtown right at the start of the evening rush hour, right? I remember seeing that on the news. That was bizarre. The DC area...when I first moved here, there was one day where the weather forecast for the next day was 4-6" of snow. Everyone left work early the day before so as not to get stuck in the snow. Schools all announced that evening their closing the next day. Next day, instead of snow, it was sunny and 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Just now, DC Tom said: That was that weird two-hour storm that dumped about a foot of snow on downtown right at the start of the evening rush hour, right? I remember seeing that on the news. That was bizarre. The DC area...when I first moved here, there was one day where the weather forecast for the next day was 4-6" of snow. Everyone left work early the day before so as not to get stuck in the snow. Schools all announced that evening their closing the next day. Next day, instead of snow, it was sunny and 50. So you didn't get the 4-6 inches they promised you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 My office doesn't necessarily close, but reporting to work is optional if the weather is bad enough to close down related governmental offices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Just now, BringBackFergy said: So you didn't get the 4-6 inches they promised you? My wife did. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 minute ago, DC Tom said: My wife did. Something tells me she got a dusting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 2 hours ago, SinceThe70s said: I have a friend who has a desk job with the Long Island Railroad. On snow days they get sent to the stations to "bang doors". The train doors freeze up and won't open automatically without an impact adjustment. Thanks for clarifying "bang doors!" Makes sense now. Too bad they weren't automatic enough to bang themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 23 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: Were people eating each other like the movie Alive? no. 11 minutes ago, DC Tom said: That was that weird two-hour storm that dumped about a foot of snow on downtown right at the start of the evening rush hour, right? I remember seeing that on the news. That was bizarre. The DC area...when I first moved here, there was one day where the weather forecast for the next day was 4-6" of snow. Everyone left work early the day before so as not to get stuck in the snow. Schools all announced that evening their closing the next day. Next day, instead of snow, it was sunny and 50. that was the one. i think the snow started at around 2-3 pm. if you weren't home by then, you were completely screwed. i lived on north st down by garbriel's gate, and had classes at the south campus. i got about half way home, said !@#$ it, and hike the rest of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 36 minutes ago, Augie said: Both my wives' offices and my old office will close if there is a possibility of a snowflake anywhere in the Atlanta area. Damn, Augie. You go, man!!! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 30 minutes ago, DC Tom said: My wife did. Wow, two times in one day, good for you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 My office closes at the drop of a hat. Even without Hurricane Harvey I've had more office closures in my 2.5 years in Houston than in the previous 10 years in NY. Hell, I've had more snow days in Texas than we had in NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Last summer when it was 114 here in Ramona people wanted to close early. I called them all pussies and to keep working! Other than that, no muff too tuff, we dive till five! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simool Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 I call the ball at my job. Since I live in BFE and have the longest/hardest commute in inclement weather, we never close. Pretty sure everyone hates me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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