Driving In A Winter Clusterf--k

So I'm sure just about everyone who worked yesterday has themselves a story about yesterday's snowstorm. So what's the point of re-telling mine here? Basically, I'm bored. I took an early lunch to avoid the start of the snowstorm, which ended up not being early enough, as the snow began when I started driving back to the office, and had already accumulated almost half an inch before I reached my destination. I got back to work at around noon to receive word that we were being released at 2:00. Which was nice, except that 2:00 was about two hours too late.

I shouldn't complain because I've already heard worse stories than mine. Basically, my twenty minute commute became an hour and twenty minutes because I'm a moron and got on the highway, and because people who got stuck spinning tires in front of me were difficult to pass, as I remained convinced they were going to break free and fishtail into ten different cars at any moment. Add in fun extras like not catching sight of a plow truck until I got to my own road (the final 0.2 miles of the drive) and it killed off any enjoyment from a shortened work day.

Why is it that towns and the state are always so woefully prepared for the first significant storm of the year? (Also, how come I can't get no Tang 'round here??) Sure, the storm hit very fast, but from all accounts I've heard there wasn't a single major road that was in decent condition after 1:00 PM. This shit wouldn't stand if Mr. Plow was in town. Here's my major problem, though: because they got so far behind on the roads, the storm was still newsworthy late last night, because of some reports that Providence children were still stuck on buses at 9:00 PM and later. Why was this a problem? Last night was the last new episode of "30 Rock" (the funniest show on TV right now) until the Hollywood writers union resolves their current strike (Skinner said the teachers will crack any minute purple monkey dishwasher!), and we missed the first seven minutes because NBC 10 just had to cut in and discuss the road conditions. I'm betting I missed a sweet flashback to a previous LudaChristmas! Damn kids with their rap musics, and their skateboarding on the sidewalks, and their getting stuck on a bus all day and night.