March 2011 Moms
Snow...WWYD?
So i live in IL and as most of you have heard we are in for a blizzard. Anywhere from 8-12 inches. They have said the worst is suppossed to start around noon. I am scheduled to work tomorrow from 9-5:30. I'm a pharmacy tech at a retail chain. So here's my problem. I live about 20 mintues away from work and I drive a mustang. Do I go into work and just hope I can get home? Or do I call in, in the morning though the roads may be okay at that point? WWYD?
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Re: Snow...WWYD?
Hmmm.. would they let you leave in the middle of the day if it looks really bad?
If not, don't go. It's a pretty serious storm. (It'll hit here after it beats you down. I'm so looking forward to the 9 degree temps on Thurs and Fri)
i would just call in. why risk it.
....and please don't send it to us in NY
If you decide to go in and it get bad but you don't feel comfortable to drive in it you have a couple options. Call a cab, those guys will drive through anything. Find a snowplow driver or tow truck driver, show them your belly and then pout and say "please can you just take me and my baby home safely?" I bet they will do it.
I would wait until tomorrow morning to make your decision. Weather can change. I would use the school transport system as your guide. If they cancel school buses or school I would cancel work. If they are still running I would go to work.
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I grew up in the Snow Belt of Western Ontario...if people didn't show up for work because there was a threat of snow...there would be no businesses, schools, government offices, etc. running from November through March. Heck half the time if you stay home in anticipation, it ends up not being bad anyways!
If I were you, I would suck it up and go in. You can always leave early if you need to...I doubt someone would tell you no especially considering you are A. pregnant and B. probably not the only one that would want to head out early (pregnant or not).
For me, at 35 weeks, if I was going to be stranded, I would almost rather be stranded at work than at home...I am just up the street from my midwife and the hospital at work should an emergency come up....at home I am a 25 minute drive on a good day with no snow, no traffic and no lights...but that's just me!
be careful with this one! we woke up to terrible roads this morning and school didn't close! it's been horrible. our school is on top of a hill and there were accidents all up and down, buses couldn't get up, teachers haven't even made it in yet. it's crazy. so def. use your own judgement if you wait:)
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