Comments on: Should Winter Weather Be This Much of a Surprise? http://thesunbreak.com/2010/12/22/should-winter-weather-be-this-much-of-a-surprise/ Curious Georges in a conversation with Seattle Thu, 30 Jun 2011 23:14:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Constance Lambson http://thesunbreak.com/2010/12/22/should-winter-weather-be-this-much-of-a-surprise/#comment-2665 Constance Lambson Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:18:00 +0000 /2010/12/22/should-winter-weather-be-this-much-of-a-surprise#comment-2665 15 years ago, I worked in offices where workers were generally sent home early, or there were AM call-in messages advising staff to stay home, due to predicted inclement weather. That doesn't happen anymore; in fact, employees are often penalized for calling in absentee due to weather, these days.<br/><br/>I don't know why this happened, but it's measurable and obvious. 15 years ago, I worked in offices where workers were generally sent home early, or there were AM call-in messages advising staff to stay home, due to predicted inclement weather. That doesn’t happen anymore; in fact, employees are often penalized for calling in absentee due to weather, these days.

I don’t know why this happened, but it’s measurable and obvious.

]]> By: bilco http://thesunbreak.com/2010/12/22/should-winter-weather-be-this-much-of-a-surprise/#comment-2664 bilco Wed, 22 Dec 2010 21:48:00 +0000 /2010/12/22/should-winter-weather-be-this-much-of-a-surprise#comment-2664 Still trying to understand this one.<br/><br/>Several years ago, I was visiting San Diego and a terrible wind storm - with driving rain - ensued. I was on the Escondido Freeway, headed through Balboa Park. Traffic stopped dead, as several trees had fallen over the freeway.<br/><br/>What happened next? The Sate Patrol was quickly on the scene. We were, lane by lane, redirected (via U-turns on the shoulders) backwards off the on-ramps. It seemed like it took forever, more likely 45 minutes. Why can't our State Patrol do a similar thing?<br/><br/>Ah, helping out is apparently not in the charter. Still trying to understand this one.

Several years ago, I was visiting San Diego and a terrible wind storm – with driving rain – ensued. I was on the Escondido Freeway, headed through Balboa Park. Traffic stopped dead, as several trees had fallen over the freeway.

What happened next? The Sate Patrol was quickly on the scene. We were, lane by lane, redirected (via U-turns on the shoulders) backwards off the on-ramps. It seemed like it took forever, more likely 45 minutes. Why can’t our State Patrol do a similar thing?

Ah, helping out is apparently not in the charter.

]]> By: Steve Winwood http://thesunbreak.com/2010/12/22/should-winter-weather-be-this-much-of-a-surprise/#comment-2663 Steve Winwood Wed, 22 Dec 2010 20:16:00 +0000 /2010/12/22/should-winter-weather-be-this-much-of-a-surprise#comment-2663 I picture Martin Prince from the Simpsons delivering this blog post as a speech before the Springfield ladies guild I picture Martin Prince from the Simpsons delivering this blog post as a speech before the Springfield ladies guild

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