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When
I opened the door to my office at the end of the workday there was no one to be
found in the building. The bitter rain had driven everyone from the warm
confines of work and the only car in the parking lot responded to my remote. It
was darker than I had seen in a long time at this hour and the echo of the
heavy rain nearly drown out the traffic just on the other side of the embankment.
As
with all unfavorable weather conditions, the commute home was slow with the
glare of headlights screaming from the wet pavement. So, like many nights, I pulled
onto the highway, slowly accelerated, and waited for the blaring of brake
lights to fill the horizon. As I fluttered the gas pedal, the rain began
getting heavier, the mist from the trucks denser, and the pace of travel much
slower.
Nearly
halfway home and I was making pretty good time given the weather around me.
Around this time the straight streaks of condensation that I had become
accompanied to this evening began slowing their descent and hovering above the
road before melting on my windshield. Not even midway through November and the
frigid temperatures were already providing us with a wintry mix.
It
took me a little longer to get home from that point as the roads remained
cocooned with fall leaves forcing us all to slow down significantly on the back
roads. Thankfully I was able to find a spot in the parking lot as another day
of work was just completely on the perpetual maintenance project in which we
live. With the sleet pattering all around me I was finally able to walk through
the front door and spend the evening with my wife.
Not
long after we finished our dinner we saw the news previews pop up on the screen
showing the flurries falling across the region. That was when we noticed that
things had grown silent just beyond the windows. Curious, we walked over to the
door, cracked it open, and glanced at the light accumulation already coating
the cars.
While
not a significant weather event and nothing that would hinder our commute in the
morning the fact is that we’re not even halfway through November and it is
already freaking snowing! Surprised, I couldn’t help but venture out into the
sloppy slush so I grabbed my hat, put on my shoes, and stuffed my mail in my
pocket. Might as well enjoy the change in the weather before we get tired of it
because based on the predictions that is not going to take very long.
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