Snow: A Marylander's Plight

[dawn_felagund]

I was driving home from work today, and I was about five minutes from home when *whoosh!* it started to snow. I mean, one moment I was driving and it was cloudy but clear; next, I could barely see for all of the snow. Of course, I live in Maryland, and. so. traffic. stopped. It took fifteen minutes to get home, during which time about a centimeter

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[tarion_anarore]

We're supposed to get snow AGAIN!! I'm almost to the point where I understand why people think, "Ugh, I hate snow!" Though it's not so much the snow (since right now the sidewalks are clear) as the bitter cold, which makes me reeeeally unmotivated to get up and go to class in the morning. Ah well. At least none of the idiot drivers hit you

*more procrastinating* ;)

[dawn_felagund]

I think there might be a point to that. I've always tried to run with the men, even when it meant doing impractical things. Like I worked with six-foot-something guys and tried to lift and carry what they did...I'm 5'7". It doesn't work! But I hate looking weak, mentally or physically, and my hip isn't the first time that this tendency has reared it's ugly head. (And I suspect that your ankle isn't the first either. ;)

Also, I know a lot of hypochondriacs, and few things get on my nerves as badly as that, so I think I try to overcompensate by being the anti-hypochondriac...that is, legitimately ill or in pain and pretending not to be lest someone mistake me for "one of them." ;)

Re: *more procrastinating* ;)

[tarion_anarore]

Speaking of procrastination (seeing as I'm *not* reading my textbook...but I was! Really!)

I am kind of the same way. The easy silliest example is "girl push ups". I wasn't going to do girl push ups next to/in the midst of 25 guys! (Not that I would've anyway, but that's the best example I could think of at the moment!) Though actually, my other ankle probably was/is one of the first times the show no pain thing has shown itself, at least physically! Lol! But yeah, I've been "That little flesh wound isn't going to stop ME!!!" since like, age two. Probably drove my parents nuts.

I knew one hypochondriac in high school and she was always complaining about her "bad ankle" (among her 543 other injuries/diseases). It drove me nuts, seeing as how I had/have a legitimately bad ankle, but I didn't complain about it! Though, my favorite thing concerning her was when she "caught" OCD. Lol!!

Re: *more procrastinating* ;)

[dawn_felagund]

She caught OCD?! Did anyone determine the vector, or whether it was even transmitted by virus or bacteria? :^P

As for girl push-ups...hell no! I've never done them in my life! Actually, when I was strong from working at The Piece, I used to be able to do the push-ups where you clap between each...I was proud of that!

[rinnor]

Do you also have TV weather personalities who will break into a program every 10 minutes to update you on a storm 200 miles away? I realize the station may be seen there, but that's what the crawler is for, and the weather channel.

I can't believe how much they hype everything. Right now we're hearing 'One of the coldest days in 10 years is coming,' and then you find out it's only going to be -10. That's not that cold. There is no bad weather, only inappropriate clothing choices.

When you segued from the storm to no groceries, I thought you were going to say you went to the store and it was mobbed with people stocking up on water, etc. It's de rigeur in some areas even if the pantry is stocked.

If you're not well, I hope you feel better. If you're taking the day to have fun, have a good time. If you need to get things done, I hope you have a productive day. (There, that should cover it.)

[dawn_felagund]

Yes! The weather around here is always the "Big Story" and there are the inevitable shots of long lines at the grocery store and people buying snow shovels at Home Depot. We get little tickers at the bottoms of our TV screens that show weather updates, like, "Severe Weather Warnings for Baltimore, Harford, Cecil, Howard, and Anne Arundel counties," which always amuses me since they can rarely even predict when it will snow correctly much less which counties will get the most! There are also cutesy little graphics of snowflakes or lightning bolts or funnel clouds...depending upon the threat du jour (and we get just about all kinds of odd weather here so they have quite the array

[rinnor]

I despise winter too - no one is really sure why I live in Minneapolis, where winter usually predominates for at least 5 months and the other months are rather iffy. It's probably why I appreciate summer and refuse to turn on the AC except for about 1 week a year.

Once I gave up on the idea of being fashionable and decided to be warm, winter is easier to handle. Boots, hat, big sweaters, thick coat, etc.

[dawn_felagund]

Yeah, my husband is told in no uncertain terms that I have no problem with him taking a transfer for his job, including working overseas, but I will not live 1) in the Middle East, 2) in Africa, 3) or anywhere colder than Maryland.

Moving to Florida, Puerto Rico, or Europe, on the other hand...I can live with that. ;)

I would probably die in Minneapolis.

[frenchpony]

Marylanders in the snow (from a New Englander living in Chicago): Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

There. Now that's out of my system. We've actually been having very civilized snow recently. It's been as cold as a witch's -- er, a very cold thing, but very dry, so we have a lovely dusting of snow, just enough to make things pretty and white, but not enough to require the hauling-out of lawn furniture.

Of course, we're supposed to have another snow shower while driving the gamelan to Evanston for a gig on Friday. . .

[dawn_felagund]

*hangs head in shame* Yes, we totally deserve that.

What you describe is the sort of snow that we had yesterday (it is mostly gone today). It was really light, so it stuck to everything and covered up the grass like it had been sprayed on. It looked really nice but melted right off the roads. I like that.

Now Friday, we are also expecting a storm. If it arrives as predicted, I will not leave the apartment, not for fear of driving in the snow but for fear of driving with the other Marylanders!

[frenchpony]

Well, the best thing to do in a snowfall is wrap yourself up in a quilt and drink hot chocolate with a peppermint stick in. An adorable puppy schnoogling at your feet is optional.

Meanwhile, I will be spending the snow in Evanston, whanging away on an iron saron.

[dawn_felagund]

*huggles back* I'm trying to calm Supergirl a bit. ;) My hip is doing better since I've stopped skating (and perhaps more importantly than that, stretching for skating) and since scuba is on hiatus. And the new mattress helps too!

I'm also glad to hear that Maryland isn't the only place where people are inherently incompetent in the snow.... ;)

[evils_hero]

*Hugs*

I know exactly what you mean about wanting to look strong and brave, but you really should rest the hip up - just think; you'll be even stronger when you have! And I know the feeling of not wanting to sit back and rest it up - it's annoying and it sucks - but if you don't make yourself do it, other people will soon which is even more annoying (Personal experience, lol).

I hope you get plenty of rest and your hip feels much much better!

[dawn_felagund]

*hugs back* My hip is actually doing better, from a combination of resting it and getting a new mattress that isn't like sleeping on a board. :^P This isn't the first time that I've had a lingering injury for failure to take it easy. I pulled my groin a few years ago (doing split jumps while skating, ai!), and that hurt off and on for two years. I re-injured it once kicking a box of French fries at The Piece...oh, did I hear it from my husband for that one! :^D

My ordeal today was of a slightly squicky medical nature, which is why I haven't posted about it (never mind that I didn't want it to appear that I was fishing for sympathy when my preferred method of coping was simply not thinking about it! :^D), but I might do so under f-lock later. Now that I've come through it just fine, I don't have to worry about worrying anyone, if that makes any sense. :)