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Oops, ha – new snow adventure
Jan. 6th, 2017 02:11 pmFor bizarre reasons unknown to the general public, our school district decided to have classes today. Our street still had an inch of ice on it, and we’re by no means in a particularly storm-struck neighborhood, neither steep nor elevated compared to many. The district’s policy is that absences are excused if parents don’t think it’s safe to send their child, and at 6 a.m. I was not prepared to send D. forth into the ice, so he spent the morning at home.
D’s girlfriend S’s mom is a teacher, so they had to go. S. reports that only about 10 kids showed up for the morning classes. D. tried to join her and walked over to the bus stop around 11:20 a.m. However, the bus route wasn’t thawed enough for a full-sized bus, and there was just a van, with only one spot on it, which D. deferred to the person who had been waiting before him. He came home.
I needed to be at work for a 2:30 p.m. meeting, so I said I would drive him after my lunch and shower. I sent him out with my key to start the car so it would be warm and thawed for our drive. I’d started it yesterday and cleared the windows, so I knew it was working okay. Unfortunately, as D. is not yet a driver, he didn’t realize he needed to turn the key further to actually start the engine – so half an hour later, the car was nice and warm, and the battery was dead.
It was sunny and about 30 degrees, so not that cold, really. We called J. for a ride and then trudged our way across the neighborhood park to meet him. He had to be late for his 1 p.m. meeting; I hope it didn’t bother his boss too much.
I’m finding it odd to work in my actual office rather than at home as usual. I have that meeting at 2:30 p.m., and then I’ll leave with J. to drive to the game store at 3:45 p.m. If he stays there to draft Magic, then I’ll probably take the bus home (or near-home, as the case may be).
D’s girlfriend S’s mom is a teacher, so they had to go. S. reports that only about 10 kids showed up for the morning classes. D. tried to join her and walked over to the bus stop around 11:20 a.m. However, the bus route wasn’t thawed enough for a full-sized bus, and there was just a van, with only one spot on it, which D. deferred to the person who had been waiting before him. He came home.
I needed to be at work for a 2:30 p.m. meeting, so I said I would drive him after my lunch and shower. I sent him out with my key to start the car so it would be warm and thawed for our drive. I’d started it yesterday and cleared the windows, so I knew it was working okay. Unfortunately, as D. is not yet a driver, he didn’t realize he needed to turn the key further to actually start the engine – so half an hour later, the car was nice and warm, and the battery was dead.
It was sunny and about 30 degrees, so not that cold, really. We called J. for a ride and then trudged our way across the neighborhood park to meet him. He had to be late for his 1 p.m. meeting; I hope it didn’t bother his boss too much.
I’m finding it odd to work in my actual office rather than at home as usual. I have that meeting at 2:30 p.m., and then I’ll leave with J. to drive to the game store at 3:45 p.m. If he stays there to draft Magic, then I’ll probably take the bus home (or near-home, as the case may be).