December 16, 2005

Ice, Ice, Baybee!

VDOT didn't bother to salt the streets for yesterday's "winter weather event" here in the Northern Virginia 'burbs, which meant that this morning there were a number of surprising little ice patches on the roads. Wheeeeeeeee!!

On the other hand, this is the first morning we've been above freezing in quite some time. And without any wind, it felt downright balmy walking up from the Metro to the office.

UPDATE: Jen was slip-slidin' away today, too.

Posted by Robert at December 16, 2005 08:42 AM | TrackBack
Comments

Was it black ice? That's when things get REALLY fun.

Posted by: Brian B at December 16, 2005 09:07 AM

Yes, indeed. The best kind.

Posted by: Robbo the LB at December 16, 2005 09:54 AM

Well, you know it was only raining for much of last night so they must have forgotten that it would still freeze by morning. Idiots.

I skated around my car to scrape the ice off of my windows and then my car skated out of my neighborhood. It took an hour to get to the office because of the untreated black ice.

Posted by: jen at December 16, 2005 09:57 AM

I just want to know where all that snow was they promised us?!?

Posted by: Lysander at December 16, 2005 02:29 PM