The last blizzard in Cincinnati was in 1996 according to the non-stop news coverage of this weekend's storm. The snow started on Friday morning as we arrived at work. The early morning news had all the school closing and early dismissal announcements. So, a lot of folks at work were planning to leave around noon to get their kids. Remembering the 1.5 hour commute the last time it snowed here, I was also planning to leave early.
I got on the road at 1:00 after wiping 2 inches of snow off my car. I stopped at the very crowded grocery store to buy supplies for the weekend. The roads were not terrible, but there was some packed snow and slushy junk that made driving a little slow. I was glad I had decided not to drive back to Chicago. It took a little rearranging of the weekend plans, but it just wasn't safe to make the drive. Does that make me old or just wise?
This morning, I woke up to 8" of inches of snow and it's still coming down. The wind is supposed to pick up today causing the real-live-blizzard warning. The hotel people are busy shoveling the walkways (lots of little outdoor walkways at the Residence Inn). As soon as they clear a stretch, it snows over again.
So, my day is going to consist of laundry, watching whatever movies come on TV, and visiting the workout room. I may as well watch stupid movies from the stationary bike. My fitness level has crashed dramatically since summer when I was racing in triathlons. I've been seriously distracted by the move and my whole routine is changed. I've been doing the bare minimum exercise to keep from becoming "sedentary." But I'm sliding awfully close to that mark, too. Maybe that's why I'm so impatient to get this move completed.
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