We had our first snowfall for this winter yesterday. Nothing unusual since it is already November and hence the arrival of winter season. Yet when I was all covered with my winter gear to leave work from work, someone yelled out at me while I was approaching the exit. "The bus is still not running!" I looked up. I saw my other friend who dropped by an hour earlier was still here. He came by to our building after waiting for an hour outside the cold. Here we are talking about 20F.So what happened? Well apparently many people (including the bus company) were not prepared for the arrival of the first snowfall. This was shocking since a snowfall was forecasted for this week on last week's weather report. However I was told that this is always the case for the first snowfall every year. Interesting.
Did I stay at the workplace since we do have a small cozy room equipped with a bed or I could even sleep in the office on the sofa? Actually without much hesitation, I told my friends that I would walk to the nearest subway station to get home. On our way to the subway station, the streets and freeways were packed with cars. Funny how the cars were moving slowly like a tortoise. I arrived at my warm appartment an hour later, which in usual days should only take about 10-20 minutes. Not too bad.
Thankgoodness that there was an alternative route to get home. Just imagine if the bus route was the only way and in situation like yesterday, it was totally impossible to reach home by any type of vehicles that travelling on the road. Yes, I could walk home. It would just be 45 minutes walk. But to be honest, I haven't done it before and I am uncertain of the route. I could explore but definitely not when it is below 20F.
It isn't a bad experience. At least it provides some content for me to talk about here. Oh one more thing we learn, learn from experience, be prepared, have alternatives if possible and most importantly, know your way home.
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