snow days...

i always feel guilty when calling into work.

i don't know what it is about it....maybe that i know what they go through when someone doesn't show up for a shift?? yeah...that's probably it..

but...this morning...i woke up at earlier than normal to look at the damage outside.







and these pictures were at 8 am. i was supposed to be at work at 7, so i surveyed the damage at 6 am. it was darker, still snowing (mixed with something harder than just snow...), and the forecast was "winter weather until 5pm." it didn't look good and i don't like driving in snow. maybe if i had a different car and more self-confidence....

so i made the decision to take a personal day. now....at 10 am....just 4 hours after making that decision and 3.5 hours after calling, i feel like an idiot. but...at 6:30 (when i would've been driving to work), it really wasn't safe. and i couldn't just say, "i'll be in when my road gets plowed"....because i didn't know when that was...and that's not nearly as fair as "here's my decision..."

Jacob called at 8:30 and said that he'll be in later. an hour later, he walks up and decided to chance it. in the 20 mins it took him to get ready, they apparently plowed the road.

yeah...okay...maybe i jumped the gun a bit....

but i did NOT feel comfortable driving to work. usually i'd call someone and say, "can you meet me at the bottom of the hill..."

but as you can see in the above picture, that wasn't even clear....and i do NOT want to be responsible for someone getting into an accident on my behalf.

plus, i definitely don't feel comfortable driving in inclement weather knowing if something were to happen.....

we don't have insurance....

so...we'd be paying any doctor bills out of pocket....

do NOT wanna do that...

so i'm being more, "safe than sorry..."

except right now, i do feel sorry for calling in.

ugh.