Colorado snow storm.

[Laffy Kat]

The HMO I work for made the decision yesterday to stay open for regular business hours no matter what. I live two-and-a-half miles from work and will be leaving at 9:00 for my start time of 10:15. I've got my boys digging out the garage door and driveway so I can back the car out. I've been up since 6:30 and still have not seen one single auto or truck on my road. I did, however, see several people cross-country skiing down the middle of the street. Wish me luck.

[safeinOhio]

1. good luck.

If you could barrow a set of skis you could get there much quicker.

[Laffy Kat]

17. I got there w/o much trouble, really.

I did pass several people cross-country-ing and they looked happier than me, LOL.

[hlthe2b]

2. Good luck. 16 inches as six am when I pulled on the boots, gators, and tried to walk the dog

At least 24 inches now. I had to give a jeep a push to get them out of a snowbank and that was still in the neighborhood.

[Laffy Kat]

16. I think you got more than we did.

Lafayette probably got about eleven inches or so.

[Siwsan]

3. Once, after a horrible snow storm, our CEO made that call from his vacation home in Arizona

I worked at an HMO in Michigan. Our company tracked 'unplanned absence' days as an occurance, and 3 of those, in a calendar year, triggered disciplinary action. That was a real problem for working moms whose kids would get sick, or have snow days. Fortunately our union stepped in and made them wave the penalty, for those who couldn't make it in.

I lived 2 miles from work, managed to make it in before the worst of the storm, and it took me over 45 minutes to drive home. The next time that happened, I didn't bother even trying to drive to work. The company pulled the same trick, denying they had ever handled such a situation differently. Fortunately, a WHOLE LOT of us had saved the emails from the previous storm and they backed off.

Sadly, this was the same company whose previous CEO was concerned, one day, that the roads were too slick at lunch time, and he ordered in pizza for the whole company so that people wouldn't have to go out to lunch. Those were good days.

[Laffy Kat]

9. We have a union, too, and thank god.

Unfortunately, the company is still getting more and more corporate. It's a completely different environment today than it was even five years ago when I started.

[Siwsan]

20. That's what happened to the place I worked

It was a great company with high morale, great employee retention and a really strong UAW representation. Then we got a CEO with more ego than skills and he ran the place into the ground. Instead of employee run events, such as holiday parties and corporate meetings, they started contracting out and hiring 'motivational speakers'. Then the CEO starting hiring his unqualified friends for high administrative positions. The board finally fired him, but it was too late to save the company.

I qualified for retirement benefits just before the big 'change' happened, which is the company being bought up by the Henry Ford Hospital health care plan. During my exit interview, when they asked my why I was leaving, I told them, among other things, because the company I hired in to was now a corporation with no soul. Benefits, wages and jobs were cut. I did a 3 month 'temp' stint, shortly after the take over, and the vibe in the place was absolutely toxic.

[leftieNanner]

4. We flew in to Denver yesterday

To spend Thanksgiving with our daughters in Boulder. We foresee spending today in the hotel reading. They are both working remotely. Let's hope the snow let's up! Good luck getting to work! And happy Thanksgiving!

[Laffy Kat]

10. Why thank you, leftieNanner.

I hope you have a wonderful visit with your daughters. It may be fun to venture out to the Pearl Street Mall and visit the Boulder Book Store. Flipping through books while sipping hot cocoa and watching it snow...

[donkeypoofed]

5. Drive slow, and remember that Neutral stops your tires!

This is helpful while braking on icy snowy roads!

[Laffy Kat]

11. Thanks. I often gear down on slippery roads, especially on hills.

[Alliepoo]

6. My best friend lives in Loveland-

She said That most everything was closed last night and today. I feel for you having to go in to work in that mess. I retired from Ma Bell and we were expected to show up for our shift no matter what. Stay safe out there!

[Laffy Kat]

14. I got to work just fine.

Considering my street wasn't plowed, it was much bettered than I feared. The main roads were snow-packed. This is why almost everyone around here drives Subarus, LOL.

[Laffy Kat]

15. OMG, that is so true. I went back out on my lunch break to buy dog food..

And the Pet Pantry was closed due to weather. Then, I decided to drive another block to Eats and Sweets to get one of their super-marvelous sandwiches, and it was closed, too! From there--and I was really hungry by then--I made my way to Einstein's for a bagel sandwich and--closed! At least some people got to stay home safe and warm, so that was good.

[yonder]

7. I was born and raised in Denver and moved to Idaho over 40 years ago.

I don't miss the big snow days too much. I do miss the days of 60 degrees on either side of those big snow days though. The funny thing is, I never got sick of lots of snow until almost 3 years ago during the Snowcapolypse here in January of 2017. It snowed for about a month straight and stayed cold so it couldn't really melt. As I recall, SW Idaho got some 3 times as much snow as Denver did that winter.

Skiing was the way to get around as long as there was reasonably fresh snow on top of the crusty, old icy stuff underneath. Otherwise, trip planning was important to minimize venturing out - damn it was a mess and can't say I'd ever seen anything like it.

So, stay safe out there, wherever you are and whether traveling or not. Happy Thanksgiving.

[Laffy Kat]

12. You, too, yonder!

Idaho is one of the few states I have yet to visit, so definitely on my bucket list. I remember hearing about all the snow in your neck of the woods a couple of years ago.

Happy Thanksgiving, backatcha.

[yonder]

18. Come up anytime.

Wide open spaces, mountains, desert, whitewater, we got it all except for seashore and blue state politics. (Working on the last one, though.)

For years, I've told folks that southern Idaho is the place to be during September, October and most of November. Best indian summers on the planet, IMO.

[Laffy Kat]

19. Thanks, yonder.

I wasn't fishing for an invitation and that was so kind of you. If I ever do get up that way, I will absolutely reach out.

[Leith]

8. I'm really sorry for everyone who is snowed in

or worse, has to go out in the slop.

On the plus side, the more snow you get, the more it melts and drains into the Colorado River. And that helps with electricity production from the dams and Lake Mead fills up a bit. The past decade has been nothing but drought.

I grew up in Michigan and shoveled snow several times every year, so I sympathize.

[Laffy Kat]

13. Yes, and we usually really need the moisture.

Plus, dry winters are depressing, IMO. I really don't mind the snow.

[whistler162]

21. What does your county say about travel?

I hope you have the winters on.

[Laffy Kat]

22. There are chain laws in the mountains for the trucks.

All seasons.