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Snow plans.

February 16, 2010 By Megan Smith

Back to work today.  Looks like things are slowly getting back to normal, though the roads are still a mess with giant piles of snow.  I’m hoping the sun will help melt some of it over the week so I can get outside to run this weekend.  I’ve got a ten mile run scheduled in my half-marathon preparation and I absolutely do not want to have to do it inside!

I realized over this storm that I could have been better prepared for the weather. Oh, I didn’t suffer at all.  But after listening to some coworkers talking, I realize that there are few things I should have in my snowstorm arsenal.

First off, I need a snow shovel.  No, I don’t have one.  I live in an apartment.  I have nothing to shovel.  Unless I want to get my car out of the parking lot.  I used to have one, but I got rid of it when I moved.  I had friends who used baking trays and cutting boards and milk crates to dig out their cars.  Clearly, we all could have used a shovel or two.

Second, I need better snow boots.  I have a pair of sub-standard rain boots and a pair of warm winter boots, but the rain boots are not warm, nor are they particularly comfortable, and the winter boots are not waterproof enough (as I learned when my feet got wet from a slushy puddle).  I found a great pair of boots in a catalog, boots designed for either rain or snow (lots of room for extra socks and tucking in pants when necessary).  The problem?  They’re $80.  Compared to my current $20 boots, that’s a bit much to spend.  However, the $20 boots clearly aren’t doing their job.  So it’s something to ponder.

Third, when trapped at home, I need to be more productive.  I think it was because I was fighting a cold, but I was such a sloth over the past week.  There was so much more I could have accomplished. Instead I accomplished things like watching Netflix discs and clearing off the DVR.  At least I didn’t spend the week shopping online.  That could have been dangerous.

Really though, I did a lot of things right.  I had plenty of candles and batteries for my flashlight.  I had lots of food stocked up, including food I could eat if the power went out (lots of canned soups that could be heated on the gas stove).  I had water and when the storm was coming, I made sure that all my pitchers were full.  I had books to read and other things to occupy my time.

So just a few changes to make and I’ll be ready for the next historic storm.  I just hope it waits for next season.

Filed Under: dc, emergency planning

Comments

  1. me in millions says

    February 16, 2010 at 10:58 pm

    All of those things would be good to have in the future, but I think this winter was an anomaly and it might not be necessary to spend the money. Personally, my polka-dotted rain boots and some heavy socks did the job just fine. And I also think that watching movies and things on the dvr is VERY productive. It’s just like crossing things off of a list. And when you cross things off of a list it means you are being productive. 🙂

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