I work for a very large institution in Michigan that
prides itself on
never closing. While lesser institutions such as the state legislature might close for the day, my employer expected people to show up to work if they possibly could. I am really good with a snow shovel, and after spending close to an hour and a half yesterday morning (between 5:30a and 7a, if anyone is keeping score), I dug us out enough so that we could leave. Mind you, we live in a condo complex where a contractor comes through and plows our main driving areas as well as the public sidewalks. We clear the space from our front door out to the public sidewalks and then around our vehicles. 80 minutes....
Because so many (wiser) people took vacation days in my building, I had very little to do and was able to leave a little early (I claimed an hour of vacation time to keep everything honest) and went on my usual post-work exercise walk around campus. Crossing the "Diag" on Central Campus, I came across this display that summed up the frustrations of the day:
